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NHS in Scotland makes rheumatoid arthritis drug available

September 14, 2021
Manufacturing and Production Galapagos UK, NHS, Scotland, filgotinib, rheumatoid arthritis

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) have recommended the use of Galapagos UK’s JYSELECA® (filgotinib) for eligible patients with severe active …

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Valneva COVID-19 vaccine deal pulled by UK government

September 13, 2021
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boris Johnson, Scotland, UK government, Vaccine, Valneva, booster, covid19

Boris Johnson and the UK government have terminated its deal with specialist vaccine company Valneva after it was alleged the …

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Scottish Medicines Consortium gives go-ahead for Novartis’ Mayzent in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

October 15, 2020
Sales and Marketing Mayzent, Novartis, Scotland

Novartis’ Mayzent (siponimod) has been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium in the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) …

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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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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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Scotland’s life sciences sector on track to break $8 billion by 2025

February 25, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Scotland, UK, life sciences, pharma

A new report from the Scottish Government has revealed that the country’s life sciences sector is on track to breeze …

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Scotland approves targetted combination therapy for advanced melanoma

February 11, 2020
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved targeted combination therapy for the treatment of adult patient with unresectable or metastatic …

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Sanofi and Regeneron’s Libtayo approved on NHS Scotland for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

February 11, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Libtayo, NHS, Regeneron, Sanofi, Scotland, nhs scotland, pharma

Scottish patients will now be able to access Sanofi and Regeneron’s Libtayo (cemiplimab) via the NHS after it became known …

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NHS Scotland recommends Janssen’s Zytiga combo for newly diagnosed prostate cancer

January 13, 2020
Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, Scotland, nhs scotland, prostate cancer

Janssen’s Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) has just been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), meaning that male patients on the …

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Shionogi’s Mulpleo recommended for NHS use across England, Wales and Scotland for chronic liver disease

December 12, 2019
Sales and Marketing England, Mulpleo, NICE, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, Shionogi, Wales

Both the regulators governing NHS use of medicines in England, Wales and Scotland – the National Institute for Health and …

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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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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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MSD’s Keytruda approved for first-line lung cancer use on NHS Scotland

September 10, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, MSD, SMC, Scotland, keytruda, lung cancer, pharma

MSD and lung cancer patients will be celebrating the news that the pharma giant’s immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has been accepted …

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Camurus’ weekly/monthly opioid dependence injection accepted in Scotland for NHS use

August 13, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Camurus, NHS, Scotland, nhs scotland, opioid dependence, opioids, pharma

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced its acceptance of Buvidal (buprenorphine prolonged-release solution for subcutaneous injection) from Swedish pharma …

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