AN independent review of processes that mean hundreds of life-saving or life-changing drugs are restricted for use in Scotland has been ordered by the Government.
AN independent review of processes that mean hundreds of life-saving or life-changing drugs are restricted for use in Scotland has been ordered by the Government.
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MARTIN WILLIAMS
Professor Philip Routledge, of Cardiff University, will review current new medicines assessment processes against those of similar organisations elsewhere, to see if there are any areas that Scotland could learn from.
Campaigners have complained that drugs for diseases such as cancer are available in other parts of the UK and Europe but are not routinely offered to patients in Scotland on the NHS. Patients instead have to apply for drugs not approved for widespread use by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) on a case-by-case basis by submitting an Individual Patient Treatment Request (IPTR).
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