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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 December 2012
The recently announced New Medicines Review to assess the current systems for making new medicines available across NHSScotland will include a strand of work to look at every aspect of the introduction of new medicines from national advice through to local decision-making to e...
NHS board area drugs and therapeutics committees review a medicine that has been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium in the context of existing comparable medicines available to treat the same condition via the board’s formulary or approved list.
Scottish Medicines Consortium (Decision-making Processes) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the decision-making processes of the Scottish Medicines Consortium following its decision not to reimburse Vimizim for people with Morquio A syndrome.
(S4O-01518) The safety, efficacy and quality of medicines is currently a reserved matter, with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency being the United Kingdom-wide authority responsible for such issues.
In 2017, the “Best Start” report was published, with recommendations on a new model of neonatal care based on the British Association of Perinatal Medicine’s definitions of levels of care, and proposals to move from the current model of eight neonatal intensive care units to a model of three units, supported by the continuation of the current units.
Members are advised to lodge amendments in good time before the beginning of a Stage and as early as possible during the day. (G) = Government Bill; (M) = Member s Bill; (C) = Committee Bill; (P) = Private Bill; (H) = Hybrid ’ Bill.
S5W-07029 Pauline McNeill: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Medicines Consortium regarding the use of cannabidiol (CBD), in light of the recent statement by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approving the product's use.
At the moment, I am working with a consultant in renal medicine, and the patients who she has been working with have had such a hard time during the past two years.