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Vydura is NHS’ first oral CGRP for migraine prevention

Pfizer’s Vydura has become the first oral CGRP antagonist recommended for routine use by the NHS to prevent episodic migraine attacks, after being rejected earlier this ye

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NHS will roll out ‘lifeline’ endometrial cancer regimen

The NHS has agreed a pair of commercial deals with Merck & Co/MSD and Eisai that will allow hundreds of women with advanced endometrial cancer to get access to life-ex

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Cara, CSL Vifor’s CKD itching drug, backed for NHS use

Some patients in the UK with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who develop chronic itching – one of the most common and challenging side effects of dialysis – will soon be able

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NICE okays glucose sensors in kids with type 2 diabetes

Children with type 2 diabetes in the UK who have to undergo the stressful chore of monitoring blood glucose with multiple finger prick blood tests every day could soon see

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Otsuka’s lupus nephritis drug Lupkynis backed for NHS use

Patients in England and Wales with active lupus nephritis will soon be able to access treatment with Otsuka Pharma’s Lupkynis following a recommendation by the health tech

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ICER backs sickle cell gene therapies at one-off cost of $2m

The influential Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) in the US has issued draft guidance suggesting that new gene therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD) from