AARP: Biologics Bill Will Lower Prices Of Most Expensive Drugs, USA AARP applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of
prescription drugs. The Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, introduced by Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), will create a needed pathway for the approval of safe generic versions of costly biologic drugs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReport From Professor Routledge On Improving The Availability Of Medicines For Patients In Wales Health Minister Edwina Hart said: "I welcome this comprehensive report and recommendations from Professor Routledge on improving access to new drugs in Wales. "These recommendations, along with measures already under way to speed up the NICE appraisal system, will deliver considerable benefits to patients and provide more consistent access to drugs where NICE or the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) have yet to make a decision or where drugs have been turned down.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNational Prescribing Service Ltd Audit Reveals Positive Prescribing Practices In Hospitals, Australia Findings from a quality improvement project funded by the National Prescribing Service Ltd (NPS) focusing on optimising Discharge Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (DMACS) in hospitals, show that guideline-recommended therapies are prescribed most frequently. The DMACS project involves 49 public and private hospitals across Australia in collaboration with state based Therapeutic Advisory Groups/Drug Use Evaluation Groups in QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS and SA.
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