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NICE recommends Daklinza for chronic HCV

16 October 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has recommended Daklinza for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotypes 1, 3 and 4...

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Another NICE recommendation for melanoma drug Keytruda

9 October 2015 | By Victoria White

This new recommendation for Keytruda is for treating advanced melanoma that has not been previously treated with ipilimumab...

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NICE says ‘yes’ to pembrolizumab for advanced melanoma

7 October 2015 | By

Pembrolizumab was the first drug to be approved through the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency’s Early Access to Medicine Scheme (EAMS)...

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NICE recommends idelalisib for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

24 September 2015 | By Victoria White

Idelalisib has been recommended in combination with rituximab for adults with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) who have relapsed early...

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NICE recommends blood-thinning drug edoxaban

23 September 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has issued its final recommendation for edoxaban to help prevent stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation...

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NICE recommends melanoma drug pembrolizumab

7 September 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has recommended that pembrolizumab is made available on the NHS as a treatment for some patients with advanced melanoma which is either unresectable or metastatic...

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NICE recommends RoActemra for severe rheumatoid arthritis

4 September 2015 | By Victoria White

RoActemra has been recommended by NICE for the treatment of patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis whose disease has not responded to intensive therapy with a combination of cDMARDs...

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NICE says ‘no’ to apremilast for psoriatic arthritis

3 September 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has published final draft guidance which does not recommend apremilast, saying that there is not enough evidence to demonstrate apremilast slows progression of psoriatic arthritis...

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NICE draft guidance conditionally recommends Vimizim

2 September 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has provisionally recommended BioMarin’s Vimizim for the treatment of the very rare inherited lysosomal storage disease, mucopolysaccharidosis type IVa...

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NICE recommends vedolizumab for Crohn’s Disease

26 August 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has recommended Vedolizumab, the first gut-selective treatment for Crohn's Disease, for use on the NHS, recognising the innovation of the treatment...

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NICE recommends edoxaban for deep vein thrombosis

26 August 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has recommended once-daily edoxaban for the treatment and prevention of recurrent DVT and pulmonary embolism, saying the drug is cost-effective for the NHS...

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NICE tackles overuse of antibiotics

18 August 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE, the UK health watchdog, has published guidance to help doctors, nurses and pharmacists promote and monitor the sensible use of antibiotics...

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NICE asks for more information on ovarian cancer drug olaparib

6 August 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has opened a second consultation on preliminary draft guidance on olaparib for maintenance treatment of ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer...

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NICE recommends three new treatments for hepatitis C in draft guidance

29 July 2015 | By Victoria White

The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published draft guidance recommending three different treatment options for hepatitis C...

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NICE gives green light to two eye treatments for treating diabetic macular oedema

22 July 2015 | By Victoria White

NICE has recommended aflibercept solution for injection and dexamethasone implant as treatment options for some people with diabetic macular oedema...

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