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NICE backs NHS use of Novartis' cholesterol drug Leqvio

Novartis' cholesterol-lowering drug Leqvio will be made available on the NHS in England and Wales, and could help to prevent up to 30,000 deaths, according to NICE.

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Novartis eyes New Year verdict from FDA on delayed Leqvio

Novartis has revealed that the FDA has accepted its resubmission for cholesterol-lowering drug Leqvio – rejected unexpectedly by the US regulator last year – and has set a new action date o

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Novartis tries to rescue stalled inclisiran filing with FDA

Novartis has tried to get its marketing application for high cholesterol therapy inclisiran in the US back on track, after the FDA rejected it last year, by changing the factory that makes

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NICE backs AZ’s Calquence for new use in leukaemia

AstraZeneca’s BTK inhibitor Calquence has become the first targeted oral therapy to be backed by NICE for NHS England patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) who can’t be treated

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Scotland says no to Daiichi Sankyo’s cholesterol drug Nilemd...

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has rejected Daiichi Sankyo’s new cholesterol-lowering drug Nilemdo for use by NHS Scotland, saying the evidence backing the drug isn’t strong enough

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