NICE issues draft guidance on the use of talimogene laherparepvec

9 August 2016 - Talimogene laherparepvec (Imlygic) is the first cellular therapy to be appraised by NICE. ...

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Proposal to award sole supply of leflunomide

9 August 2016 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to award Sole Supply Status in the community for leflunomide to ...

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New treatment option for Canadians living with multiple myeloma

8 August 2016 - Takeda Canada receives approval for Ninlaro (ixazomib) - the first and only oral proteasome inhibitor providing a ...

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CADTH issues final pERC outcome for Yondelis (trabectedin)

5 August 2016 - CADTH has published pERC's final recommendation on the use of trabectedin for patients with metastatic liposarcoma ...

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SMC - August 2016 decisions

8 August 2016 - Treatments for blood cancer, skin cancer and high cholesterol among six new medicines accepted for routine use ...

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Decision relating to enoxaparin sodium and plerixafor

8 August 2016 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an agreement with Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited (Sanofi) for ...

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Decision relating to idarucizumab and dabigatran

8 August 2016 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim NZ Limited for the ...

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The FDA approves first generic version of widely used influenza drug Tamiflu

On August 3, 2016, the U.S. FDA approved the first generic version of Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), a widely used medication ...

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Brivaracetam in epilepsy: additional clinical benefits not seen as before

4 August 2016 - The new indirect comparison is methodologically better but there is still no evidence of an additional ...

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ITM´s subsidiary ITG receives drug approval for EndolucinBeta

4 August 2016 - ITM Isotopen Technologien München AG today announced that the EMA has granted marketing authorization for EndolucinBeta of ...

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Agreement for supply of influenza vaccine approved by PHARMAC

5 August 2016 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an agreement with BGP Products Pty Ltd (trading as ...

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NICE issues draft guidance on the use of lesinurad

3 August 2016 - NICE has issued draft guidance on the use of lesinurad (Zurampic) for the treatment of patients ...

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NICE draft guidance recommends new drug for people with ankylosing spondylitis

4 August 2016 - New draft guidance from NICE means thousands of people with back condition ankylosing spondylitis will soon have ...

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NICE issues draft guidance on the use of Otezla (apremilast)

3 August 2016 - NICE has issued draft guidance on the use of apremilast for the treatment of patients with moderate ...

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Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) approved by the European Commission for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors express PD-L1

3 August 2016 - Approval based on trial results demonstrating superior overall survival compared to chemotherapy in previously-treated patients. ...

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