December 2019 updates to the website
01 December 2019
The website has now been updated following December's LSCMMG
The following drugs have been added/updated:
Dibotermin alfa (InductOs®) — Treatment of non-union fracture in adults — Priotitised For Review
The following guidelines have been added/updated:
Cannabis based medicinal products (Version 1.1) — Position Statement — Update
Nutritional supplements post bariatric surgery (Version 1.2) — Update
The following Items will be updated and added to the website following January’s Joint Committee of CCGs (JCCCG) Meeting:
Cariprazine (Reagila ®) — Treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients
Lanreotide — For Bleeding Disorders
Ocreotide — For Bleeding Disorders
Cyanocobalamin — Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Azathioprine ‑ Myasthenia Gravis as steroid sparing measure
Nabilone — Add-on treatment for adults (18 years and over) with chemotheray induced nausea and vominting which persists with optimised conventional antiemetics
Pentosan polysulfate sodium - for treating bladder pain (NICE TA610)
Fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant - For treating chronic diabetic macular oedema in phakic eyes after an inadequate response to previous therapy (NICE TA613)