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Few in NHS trust tech firms handling patient data

November 29, 2019
Medical Communications AI, Boris, Corbyn, NHS, NHS Brexit, johnson

Few in the NHS trust ‘big tech’ companies to handle patient data in a confidential manner, a recent YouGov poll …

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Majority of British people worried about the fate of the NHS in post-Brexit US trade deal, survey reveals

November 28, 2019
Medical Communications Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, NHS, Trump, brexit, european union

In a newly released survey on “Over-The-Counter (OTC) and Pharma 2019”, by the business data platform Statista, 55% of people …

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Pfizer’s Ibrance approved by NICE, to be added to the Cancer Drugs Fund

November 28, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer Drugs Fund, NHS, NICE, Pfizer, breast cancer, ibrance, pharma

Today it was announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Pfizer’s Ibrance (palbociclib) to …

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Corbyn reveals documents showing US-UK meetings on deregulating NHS drug pricing

November 27, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, NHS, US, pharma

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has showed off documents that detail secret trade meetings between the US and UK Governments, where …

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Vertex’s cystic fibrosis portfolio to be made available across Northern Ireland and Wales

November 13, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kalydeco, NHS, Orkambi, Symkevi, Vertex, pharma

After drawn out negotiations and much discontent among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and their advocates, Vertex has announced that a …

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Scottish Medicines Consortium recommends Eisai’s Kisplyx for advanced kidney cancer

November 12, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Eisai, Kisplyx, NHS, Sotland, pharma

Eisai’s Kisplyx (lenvatinib) has secured recommendation from the Scottish Medicines Consortium, it has been revealed, meaning that patients on the …

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Novartis’ Kisqali approved for NHS Scotland in most common advanced breast cancer

November 12, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Kisqali, NHS, Novartis, Scotland, breast cancer, pharma

NHS patients in Scotland will soon be able to access Novartis’ CDK4/6 inhibitor Kisqali (ribociclib) after the Scottish Medicines Consortium …

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NHS to utilise first-ever cannabis-based therapies following NICE recommendation of two GW Pharma drugs

November 11, 2019
Sales and Marketing Epidyolex, GW Pharma, NHS, Sativex, pharma

The NHS is authorised to use its first two cannabis-based medicines for routine use after NICE saw fit to recommend …

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Clovis Oncology’s Rubraca now available via the Cancer Drugs Fund for ovarian, peritoneal, fallopian tube cancer

October 11, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Clovis Oncology, NHS, NICE, Rubraca, fallopian tube cancer, ovarian cancer, peritoneal cancer, pharma

NICE has announced it has made an about-face on its earlier ruling for Clovis Oncology’s Rubraca (rucaparib), revealing that the …

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NICE recommends pentosan polysulfate sodium for NHS treatment of bladder pain syndrome

October 10, 2019
Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, bladder pain syndrome, pentosan polysulfate sodium

NICE has chosen to recommend pentosan polysulfate sodium, it has emerged, for use on the NHS in the treatment of …

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Gilead’s CAR-T therapy Yescarta now available via NHS Scotland for two forms of B-cell lymphoma

October 8, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CAR T, CAR-T, NHS, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, pharma

News has broken that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has chosen to approve the use of Gilead’s chimeric antigen receptor …

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Scotland approves first-line NHS use of MSD’s Keytruda combo for advanced non-small cell lung cancer

October 7, 2019
Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, UK, keytruda, lung cancer, pharma

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced its decision to accept MSD’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with pemetrexed …

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NICE recommends Takeda’s Takhzyro for NHS use to prevent hereditary angioedema attacks

September 18, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, Takeda, Takhzyro, pharma

UK drug watchdog NICE has announced its final draft guidance recommending Takeda’s subcutaneous injection Takhzyro (Lanadelumab) for use on the …

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NICE recommends Novartis’ gene therapy Luxturna for inherited retinal dystrophy

September 4, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Luxturna, NHS, NICE, UK, gene therapy, pharma

NICE has chosen to recommend the use of Novartis’ one-time gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) for use on the NHS …

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No-deal Brexit will “make the disintegration of the health service an ever more real prospect”, BMA warns

September 2, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMA, NHS, UK, brexit, pharma

As the UK hurtles towards a catastrophic and autocratic exit from the European Union, the British Medical Association (BMA) has …

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