Canadian Drug Expert Committee - call for nominations

The Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) is an advisory body to CADTH. CDEC makes drug-related recommendations and provides drug-related advice ...

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Price cuts mean PBS is sustainable and can afford new medicines

Yet more price cuts announced yesterday to come into effect on 1 October for 300 medicines reaffirms that the Pharmaceutical ...

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Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) - NICE says yes in final draft guidance

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Proposal for azacitidine, lenalidomide and thalidomide

PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a provisional agreement with Celgene Pty Ltd. In summary, this proposal is, from 1 September ...

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Call for patient input

CADTH has received notice of a pending submission from Celgene for Otelza (apremilast) for patients with psoriatic arthritis.  For information about ...

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Vildagliptin for type 2 diabetes: no suitable data for combination with a sulphonylurea

Vildagliptin (trade name Galvus or Jalra) has been approved since September 2007 for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in ...

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Novartis MS pill heads stream of SMC approvals

Scottish patients with a severe form of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis will become the first in the UK to get ...

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Recently added forthcoming submissions - June 2014 update

19 June 2014 - Below is a list of forthcoming submissions that have recently been added to the SMC's work programme. ...

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NICE and the general election campaign

In order to avoid providing a focus for political debate or detracting attention from the general election campaign, NICE will ...

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Prostate cancer treatment to be funded from 1 May

PHARMAC will begin funding for the prostate cancer treatment abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) from 1 May 2015, potentially benefiting up to 1,000 ...

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Ipilimumab in advanced melanoma: added benefit for non-pretreated patients still not proven

In early 2014, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) assessed the added benefit of ipilimumab ...

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ThromboGenics’ Jetrea receives positive recommendation from Scottish Medicines Consortium

ThromboGenics NV, an integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative ophthalmic medicines, today announces that the Scottish Medicines ...

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Roche's Gazyvaro, Bayer's Eylea backed for NHS use

Cost regulators for the National Health Service in England and Wales have endorsed funding for Roche’s cancer therapy Gazyvaro, Bayer’s ...

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NICE recommends rivaroxaban (Xarelto) to prevent blood clots in people who have had a heart attack

In final guidance published today NICE has recommended rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Bayer Healthcare), in combination with clopidogrel and aspirin, or with ...

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pCODR recommends Pomalyst (pomalidmide) for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

The Pan Canadian Expert Review Committee has recommended the funding of pomalidomide (Pomalyst) for patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple ...

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