TThe Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has issued its monthly advice on new medicines.
Capsaicin cutaneous patches (Qutenza®) have been accepted for restricted use for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain in non-diabetic adults who have not achieved adequate pain relief from, or who have not tolerated, conventional first and second-line treatments. Treatment should be under the supervision of a specialist in pain management.
Fenticonazole (Ginoxin®) has been rejected for use in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis. The manufacturer failed to make a submission.
Ivabradine (Procoralan®) has been rejected for the treatment of symptomatic chronic stable angina pectoris in coronary artery disease adults with normal sinus rhythm, in combination with beta-blockers, in patients inadequately controlled with an optimal beta-blocker dose and whose heart rate is > 60 bpm. The manufacturer failed to make a submission.
Miconazole buccal tablets (Loramyc®) have been rejected, following a resubmission, for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis in immunocompromised patients. The manufacturer failed to provide a sufficiently robust clinical and economic analysis to gain acceptance.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Prescribing Advice for GPs - The Scottish Medicines Consortium's latest
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