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Successful digital health hub pilot shows promise as rolled out across England pharmatimes
May 10, 2019
Successful digital health hub pilot shows promise as rolled out across England.
England's NICE rebuffs Pfizer and Astellas' Xtandi in nonmetastatic prostate cancer fiercepharma
April 09, 2019
Pfizer and Astellas’ Xtandi is looking for a leg up on prostate cancer rival Erleada from J&J. But it won't be getting it in England.
England’s public health body hopes app will encourage healthy living pharmaphorum
December 14, 2018
Public Health England is calling on tech firms to develop an app that encourages people to live healthier lifestyles.In a contract notice issued late last month, the agency.....
Government choose England top pharmacist to address overprescribing and polypharmacy pharmafile
December 14, 2018
England’s chief pharmaceutical officer Dr Keith Ridge has been chosen to look into ‘problematic’ overprescribing in the NHS.
NHS to save £300 million by switching to Humira biosimilars pharmafile
November 28, 2018
NHS England has announced that the health service is set to save £300 million by switching to biosimilar versions of AbbVie’s best-selling anti-inflammatory drug Humira (adalimumab)
England's cost watchdogs nix Novartis' Kymriah for adults fiercepharma
September 21, 2018
Novartis’ new CAR-T Kymriah drug only weeks ago picked up a blessing from England cost watchdogs to treat lymphoma in children. Now, the agency is turning away the drug in adult patients with relapsed or refractory ...
Rates of vaccination decline in England, study shows pharmafile
September 20, 2018
The number of people who are receiving the 12 routine childhood vaccinations has declined in proportion to the eligible population according to figures published by NHS digital.
Those at risk of HIV to be offered PrEP drugs in England and Northern Ireland pharmafile
July 30, 2018
Those at risk of contracting HIV will now be offered PrEP drugs in England and Northern Ireland through a programme launched by the HIV and sexual health charity the Terrence Higgins Trust.
NHS England clears specialised treatments for NHS use pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
NHS England has approved routine funding for a stream of new specialised treatments, including stroke-reducing heart implants and a life changing surgical procedure for children with cerebral palsy.
Vertex, NHS England no closer to Orkambi settlement pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
Vertex and NHS England remain locked in a battle over the provision of cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi, seemingly no closer to a settlement that would allow patients access to the drug on the NHS.

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