10 February 2020 February 2020 decisions news release Scottish Medicines Consortium publishes advice on six new medicines The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today (Monday 10 February) published advice on six new medicines.
16 January 2020 Minor process changes introduced Paediatric licence extensions and fast track resubmission process introduced We will be introducing two minor process changes in January 2020.
13 January 2020 January 2020 decisions news release Medicines for prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis, lymphoma and migraine accepted for use by NHSScotland Medicines which can be used to treat prostate cancer, primary progressive multiple sclerosis, a rare form of lymphoma and migraine have today (Monday 13 January) been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use by NHSScotland.
9 December 2019 December 2019 decisions news release Four new medicines accepted for use by NHSScotland The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today (Monday 9 December) published advice accepting four new medicines.
11 November 2019 November 2019 decisions news release Medicines for breast cancer and kidney cancer among five new medicines accepted for use by NHSScotland A medicine used to treat advanced breast cancer has today (Monday 11 November) been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use in NHSScotland.
7 October 2019 October 2019 decisions news release Medicines for blood, lung and breast cancers among four new medicines accepted for use by NHSScotland Medicines which can be used to treat lymphoma, lung cancer, breast cancer and psoriasis have today (Monday 7 October) been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use by NHSScotland.
9 September 2019 September 2019 decisions news release Five new medicines accepted for use by NHSScotland The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today (Monday 9 September) published advice accepting five new medicines.
29 August 2019 SMC Chairman writes for Scotsman on how we make decisions Article looks at complexities and considerations of committee members' decision making SMC Chairman Dr Alan MacDonald has written an article for the Scotsman on how our committee reaches its decisions.
22 August 2019 Patient group blog highlights value of being involved in SMC process Valuable voices of patients and carers make a difference in accessing new medicines The value patient groups place on being involved in SMC's new medicine assessments has been highlighted in a new blog published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland today.
12 August 2019 August 2019 decisions news release SMC accepts four new medicines for use by NHSScotland The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today (Monday 12 August) published advice accepting four new medicines.
