Scotland
Scotland approves first-line NHS use of MSD’s Keytruda combo for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
October 7, 2019Sales 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 …
MSD’s Keytruda approved for first-line lung cancer use on NHS Scotland
September 10, 2019Manufacturing 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 …
Camurus’ weekly/monthly opioid dependence injection accepted in Scotland for NHS use
August 13, 2019Manufacturing 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 …
Scotland turns down Vertex’s Orkambi
August 13, 2019Manufacturing and Production Orkambi, SMC, Scotland, Vertex, cystic fibrosis, pharma
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has turned down Vertex’ cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi on the grounds that it is not …
Scottish NHS patients to access Pfizer’s Ibrance combo in HR+/HER- breast cancer following SMC recommendation
July 11, 2019Sales and Marketing Cancer, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, breast cancer, ibrance, pharma
Female NHS patients in Scotland will soon be able to access Pfizer’s cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor Ibrance (palbociclib) after …
MSD’s Keytruda recommended on NHS in Scotland for Stage 3 melanoma
May 14, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, MSD, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, keytruda, melanoma, pharma
MSD has revealed that Keytruda (pembrolizumab) will be made available to NHS Scotland patients after the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) …
Eisai and MSD’s Lenvima recommended for NHS Scotland in advanced or unresectable liver cancer
April 8, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, UK, liver cancer, pharma
Patients in Scotland with with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) will now be able to access Eisai and MSD’s …
HPV vaccine prevents 90% of cervical pre-cancer cases in Scotland, research shows
April 4, 2019Research and Development HPV, Scotland, cervical cancer, immunity, vaccines, virus
Routine vaccination of girls in Scotland against HPV has led to a dramatic drop in cases of cervical cancer, according …
Scottish Medicines Consortium rejects Novartis’ CAR T therapy Kymriah
March 12, 2019Manufacturing and Production Kymriah, NICE, Novartis, SMC, Scotland, UK
Scotland’s cost effectiveness body has refused to fund Novartis’ CAR T therapy Kymriah for adult patients with lymphoma. The Scottish …
Scottish biotech secures initial orders for HIV diagnosis kit from Indonesia, Moldova and Papua New Guinea
March 7, 2019Business Services, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, HIV, Indonesia, Moldova, Scotland, developing coutnries
A small biotech based in Clackmannanshire, Scotland expects to turnover an additional £20 million from sales of its HIV diagnostics …
Public satisfaction with NHS falls to lowest point since 2007
March 7, 2019Medical Communications England, King's, NHS, Nuffield, Scotland, UK, Wales, kings, public stisfaction
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to lowest levels since 2007, according to analysis of the 2018 British Social …
Gilead’s CAR-T therapy Yescarta rejected for NHS use in Scotland
February 12, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CAR-T, Cancer, Gilead, NHS, Scotland, Yescarta, kite pharma
It’s bad news for Scottish patients living with aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) as it emerges that the Scottish …
‘Significant’ health outcomes gap still exists in Scotland
December 14, 2018Medical Communications NHS, Scotland, UK, health, inequality
There is a significant gap in health outcomes between the most and least deprived areas of Scotland, a Scottish government …
Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Verkazia for severe eye condition in children and adolescents
December 12, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing SMC, Santen, Scotland, UK, Verkazia, pharma, vernal keratoconjunctivitis
UK-based pharmaceutical firm Santen has announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium has awarded approval to its eye drops emulsion Verkazia …
GSK veteran Dave Tudor joins MMIC in Scotland
November 9, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Scotland, dave tudor, life sciences, manufacturing
GlaxoSmithKline veteran, Dave Tudor, is set to take on the role of Managing Director of the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre …
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