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NICE releases reflux disease guidelines

January 15, 2015
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NICE has released new guidelines providing doctors with advice on how to treat gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in young people. …

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Another NICE no for Dendreon cancer drug

January 13, 2015
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Dendreon has seen its prostate cancer treatment for people whose disease has spread and who are not yet suitable for …

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NHS drops 25 treatments from Cancer Drugs Fund

January 12, 2015
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Twenty-five cancer treatments will be removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund list, NHS England has announced. Having concluded its review …

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AstraZeneca drops CDF application

January 12, 2015
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AstraZeneca has withdrawn its application for its drug Lynparza to be on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), citing concerns with …

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NHS searches for healthcare innovators

January 8, 2015
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NHS England and medical director Sir Bruce Keogh have launched an NHS Innovation Accelerator Programme. The initiative will invite healthcare …

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Exclusive: Novartis drug struck off cancer drugs fund

January 8, 2015
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Novartis’ Afinitor (everolimus) will be removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund list when NHS England announces which drugs it can …

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NHS plans bashed over cancer and heart disease

December 24, 2014
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Hundreds of healthcare experts have signed an open letter to NHS chief executive Simon Stevens calling for him to scrap …

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NICE rejects Takeda Crohn’s disease drug

December 23, 2014
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Takeda has seen its treatment for people with Crohn’s disease Entyvio rejected by NICE in an initial appraisal. The healthcare …

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NHS not au fait with mobile-savvy patients

December 19, 2014
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The NHS is failing to keep up with its digital generation of patients, a recent study has found.  Despite a …

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Janssen launches HIV combination pill

December 17, 2014
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Janssen has launched its HIV therapy Rezolsta in the UK, which combines its own Prezista with Gilead’s Tybost. Prezista (darunavir) …

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Boehringer gets NICE nod for Pradaxa

December 16, 2014
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NICE has confirmed a recommendation for Boehringer Ingelheim’s controversial anti-blood clotting drug Pradaxa, as a treatment for blood clots in …

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Patient access schemes ‘lack transparency’

December 12, 2014
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Deals negotiated between the pharma industry and governments to allow patients access to innovative new cancer treatments risk failing because …

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NICE changes insulin advice in diabetes guidelines

December 12, 2014
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NICE has changed its recommendations on type 1 diabetes in adults and children, and type 2 diabetes in children, to …

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Half of England on prescription drugs

December 11, 2014
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Almost half of the people in England are taking regular prescription medicines according to a new report by the Health …

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Private firms account for a third of NHS contracts

December 10, 2014
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A large percentage of NHS contracts in England have been awarded to private sector providers since 2013, according to data …

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