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Digital mental health tech for children and young people recommended by NICE in first rapid healthtech guidance
8 February 2023 - Four digital technologies that can help children and young people with mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2023
NICE recommends genetic test to prevent newborn babies going deaf
9 February 2023 - A genetic test to establish if a newborn baby is vulnerable to deafness if treated with a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2023
Nivolumab in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with untreated unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
8 February 2023 - Nivolumab, when used in combination with fluoropyrimidine-based and platinum-based combination chemotherapy, is recommended as an option ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2023
Nintedanib esylate for the treatment of adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis when forced vital capacity is above 80% predicted
1 February 2023 - Nintedanib esylate is recommended as an option for the treatment of adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2023
Somatrogon for treating growth disturbance in people 3 years and over
1 February 2023 - Somatrogon is recommended as an option for the treatment of children 3 years of age and over ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2023
Upadacitinib monohydrate for the treatment of patients with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
1 February 2023 - Upadacitinib monohydrate is recommended as an option for the treatment of adults with active non-radiographic axial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2023
Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives NICE recommendation for the reimbursement of Epidyolex (cannabidiol) for the treatment of seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex in England
31 January 2023 - Jazz Pharmaceuticals today announced that Epidyolex (cannabidiol 100 mg/mL oral solution), developed by GW Pharmaceuticals, has been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2023
Risankizumab for the treatment of patients with previously treated moderate to severe active Crohn's disease
27 January 2023 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on using risankizumab in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2023
More than 400 people set to benefit after NICE approves ground-breaking CAR-T therapy to treat aggressive form of blood cancer
26 January 2023 - Hundreds of people with an aggressive form of lymphoma are set to benefit from the first ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2023
NICE approves new migraine drug for NHS use in England and Wales
25 January 2023 - Drugs regulator recommends eptinezumab for adults when three previous treatments have failed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2023
NICE backs Alnylam’s Amvuttra for rare form of amyloidosis
19 January 2023 - Alnylam’s gene-silencing drug Amvuttra has been recommended as a treatment for hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis by NICE, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2023
NICE recommends reimbursement for Translarna
19 January 2023 - Only approved treatment for the underlying cause of nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2023
Voxelotor for the treatment of patients with sickle cell disease
11 January 2023 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on using voxelotor ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2023
Maribavir for the treatment of patients with a refractory cytomegalovirus infection after transplant
18 January 2023 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on the use of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2023
Angiotensin II acetate for the treatment of patients with vasosuppressor-resistant hypotension caused by septic or distributive shock
16 January 2023 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on the use of ...