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NICE recommends new type 2 diabetes treatment
A safer alternative to current first line therapies has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a new treatment option for type 2 diabetes.
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Guidance recommending BMS cardiac myosin inhibitor published
NICE’s final guidance recommending Bristol Myers Squibb’s first-in-class obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) drug on the NHS, is now published.
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AstraZeneca’s tezepelumab and dapagliflozin accepted for use in Scotland
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)’s acceptance means eligible patients across the UK can now benefit from AstraZeneca's Tezspire (tezepelumab) for severe asthma and Forxiga (dapagliflozin) for chronic heart failure.
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Innovation passport designation awarded to Pfizer and Arvinas
As the next stage of their co-development of vepdegestrant, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Pfizer and Arvinas its Innovation Passport to advance development of the oestrogen receptor (ER) degrader for ER+HER2- breast cancer.
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NICE recommends oral migraine treatment for first time
An oral small molecule CGRP antagonist has been recommended for episodic migraines in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) final draft guidance.
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First NICE-recommended treatment for chronic heart failure
In final draft guidance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended dapagliflozin (Forxiga) for patients with heart failure regardless of ejection fraction.
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NICE recommends Rinvoq® for Crohn’s
AbbVie’s Rinvoq® will be the first JAK inhibitor available for treatment of Crohn’s in England and Wales, following NICE approval.
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First treatment conditionally licensed for chronic hepatitis D
Gilead Science’s antiviral medication for chronic hepatitis D has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
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NICE guidance recommends olaparib for breast and prostate cancers
PARP inhibitor olaparib has been recommended in NICE’s final draft guidance for early breast cancer and advanced prostate cancer.
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First gene therapy recommended for AADC
NICE's final draft guidance has recommended the first and only gene therapy for children with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency.
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ABPI warns against revenue clawback rate rises
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has urged immediate government action is needed against the planned UK statutory revenue clawback rate rise for branded medicines.
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First CAR T-cell therapy recommended on NHS
NICE’s recommendation of Yescarta® means it is the first time patients will be able to access CAR T-cell therapy long-term on the NHS.
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NICE recommends all-oral treatment for multiple myeloma
Ninlaro® (ixazomib) plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone has been recommended by NICE for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients who have had two or three lines of therapy.
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NICE recommends new treatment for EGFR-positive lung cancer
New therapy Mobocertinib, recommended by NICE, helps slow growth of EGFR-positive non-small-cell lung cancer in platinum-based chemo-treated patients.
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NICE recommends pembrolizumab for breast cancer
Pembrolizumab is positively recommended for triple-negative early breast cancer, according to NICE final draft guidance.
