Listing of various contrast media

PHARMAC is pleased to announce decisions relating to the listing of contrast media agents that will take effect from 1 ...

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Call for patient input

CADTH has received notice of a pending submission from Actavis for levomilnacipran (Fetzima) for patients with major depression. For information about the ...

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NICE backs Novartis' Glivec for GIST

Novartis’ stomach tumour therapy Glivec (imatinib mesylate) is a giant leap closer to being funded by the NHS in England ...

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Gilead agrees price cut for Sovaldi in Germany

Gilead Sciences has finally agreed a price of for its hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy Sovaldi with Germany's main health ...

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Ledipasvir plus sofosbuvir: hint of added benefit in further patient group

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has assessed documents subsequently submitted by the drug manufacturer ...

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MP accused of misleading public

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'Outrage' at NHS cancer drugs move

Two drug companies have attacked a decision to remove their treatments from a fund designed to give access to expensive ...

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PHARMAC to change how it makes funding decisions

PHARMAC will change the way it makes funding decisions from late next year. ...

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Cancer Drugs Fund gets £160m more for innovative treatments

Thousands more cancer patients in England will be offered vital treatments in a £160m boost to the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), the ...

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Budget 2015: Generic drug prices expected to fall as Government redirects health spending

Patients are set to benefit from a significant drop in the price of many common drugs as a result of ...

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PHARMAC decision to award sole supply to Fentanyl Sandoz (fentanyl transdermal patch)

PHARMAC is pleased to announce the award of Sole Subsidised Supply Status in the community, and Hospital Supply Status in ...

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Pharma and docs up in arms over Cancer Drugs Fund cuts

The list of drugs to be cut from the Cancer Drugs Fund has yet to be confirmed but drugmakers and ...

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Post-market review of products used for diabetes management

The draft Report from Stage 2 of the Review focussing on Insulin Pumps has now been published and is open for comment. ...

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Cannabis-based multiple sclerosis drug divides England and Wales

Drug spending authorities in England and Wales have clashed over whether a cannabis-based drug for treating pain in multiple sclerosis ...

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New therapeutic option now available for select treatment resistant lung cancer patients

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. is pleased to announce that Health Canada has issued a marketing authorization with conditions for Zykadia (ceritinib), a ...

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