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Bavencio/axitinib combo approved for NHS Scotland in advanced renal cell carcinoma

October 13, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Merck, NHS, Pfizer, SMC

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has given the go-ahead to Merck KGaA and Pfizer’s combination of their PD-L1 inhibitor immunotherapy …

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NICE gives go-ahead for Sandoz’s Rizmoic to treat opioid-induced constipation

September 30, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, Rizmoic, Sandoz, UK

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Sandoz’s Rizmoic (naldemedine) for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation …

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Alexion’s Ondexxya approved for NHS Scotland to treat uncontrolled and life-threatening bleeds

September 9, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alexion, NHS, Ondexxya, Scotland, nhs scotland

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has given its recommendation to Alexion’s Ondexxya (andexanet alfa) to routine use on NHS Scotland …

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NICE to recommend Roche cancer treatment

June 26, 2020
Medical Communications NHS, NICE

NICE are set to recommend Roche’s Rozlytrek (Entrectinib) cancer treatment which will be the second histology drug to be recommended …

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NICE knocks back Novartis’ Mayzent in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis over data gaps

June 25, 2020
Sales and Marketing Mayzent, NHS, NICE, Novartis

Novartis’ Mayzent (siponimod) has been unsuccessful in securing a recommendation from NICE for use on the NHS for the treatment …

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Two-thirds of Britons with common life-threatening conditions have been denied care during pandemic

June 8, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID, COVID-19, NHS, NHS England, coronavirus, pandemic

Nearly two-thirds of people in Britain have been denied care for common life-threatening conditions by the NHS, due to their …

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British COVID-19 test-and-trace system will not be fully operational until September, despite it launching last month

June 5, 2020
Medical Communications COVID-19, NHS, coronavirus

The NHS COVID-19 test-and-trace system will not be fully operational until September or October, leaked emails from personnel involved with …

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How Big Brother is helping to fight COVID-19

June 1, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, NHS, coronavirus, feeature, pharma, track and trace

Following the unprecedented disruption created by COVID-19, many governments are increasingly looking at using data from contact-tracing apps to help …

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NICE gives thumbs-up to Roche’s Kadcyla in HER2+ breast cancer sub-population

May 7, 2020
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Kadcyla, NHS, NICE, Roche, UK, breast cancer

NICE has revealed that it has recommended the NHS use of Roche’s Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) for HER2+ breast cancer in …

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12 British children hospitalised with rare condition linked to COVID-19

April 28, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, NHS, NHS UK, coronavirus

12 children have fallen ill across the UK with a new and potentially fatal combination of symptoms linked to COVID-19. …

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Scottish Medicines Consortium approves new drugs in multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis and diabetes

April 15, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen, Fambyra, Janssen, NHS, Rimzoic, Sandoz, Sanofi, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, Stelara, Suliqua, pharma

Medical regulation must still continue even in a global pandemic, and the Scottish Medicines Consortium, (SMC) has ploughed on with …

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NICE promotes Professor Gillian Leng as its new Chief Executive

March 18, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, pharma

NICE, the drug watchdog for the NHS in England and Wales, has announced that it has promoted Professor Gillian Leng …

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NHS England to supply HIV prevention drug PrEP with £16m government investment

March 16, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, PrEP HIV, PrEP< HIV, UK, pharma

NHS England is set to fund the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV for local authorities …

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Keytruda rejected for NHS use for bladder cancer, will be removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund

March 12, 2020
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Kidney cancer, MSD, NHS, NICE, blader cancer, keytruda, pharma

MSD’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has been knocked back by NICE for use on the NHS as a treatment for …

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NICE shoots down Dupixent for severe asthma

March 9, 2020
Sales and Marketing Dupixent, NHS, NICE, Regeneron, Sanofi, UK, asthma

NICE, the NHS’ drug watchdog in England and Wales, has announced its decision not to recommend Sanofi and Regeneron’s IL-4 …

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