In new draft guidance, the
UK’s National Institute for Health
and Care Excellence (NICE) has
recommended bortezomib
(Velcade) as a treatment for some
patients with newly diagnosed
multiple myeloma.
Velcade is already available in
Australia as an authority script on
the PBS under specific conditions.
In other NICE news, draft guidance
has not recommended radium-223
dichloride (Xofigo, Bayer) for
relapsed prostate cancer.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 25 Mar 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 25 Mar 14
IN WESTERN Australia, Michael’s Chemist Group has started stocking therapeutic Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs), pursuant to the Federal Government’s new vaping laws (PD 25 Mar).
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