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NHS secures access to BNF content for next 12 years

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has granted a 12-year contract to the NHS to access the British National Formulary (BNF) content. BNF for...

NICE draft guidance extends recommendation for sapropterin to pregnant women

NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending sapropterin (also called Kuvan and made by BioMarin) as an option to treat phenylketonuria (PKU) in pregnant...

Updated antenatal care guideline focuses on women-centred care during pregnancy

NICE updated 2008's antenatal care guideline on Thursday (August 19) with an aim to improve the consistency of care across the country. The update...

NICE recommends Midostaurin for rare blood disorder

Midostaurin can be used to treat advanced systemic mastocytosis in adults, recommended NICE in the draft guidance published on Thursday (August 19). Following the new...

NICE draft guidance recommends abemaciclib for advanced breast cancer

NICE has published draft guidance on Thursday (August 12) which recommends twice-daily pill abemaciclib as an option for adults with a type of breast...

‘Use of biosimilar medicines to treat moderate arthritis is hugely significant milestone’

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)'s decision to recommend the use of biosimilar medicines to treat moderate rheumatoid arthritis is a...