NICE approved drugs must be available within the NHS

[iamstillme]

Sir David Nicholson NHS Chief executive advices that by 2013 it will be illegal for NHS and PCT not to make available to patients drugs that are recommended by the National Institute of clinical excellence. Hopefully this will preve

[ladygooner-uk]

Doh- this seems to tail off halfway through a word, and I can't see the comments? Is this my end or the site?

Sue

[iamstillme]

Hi Sue sorry my computer was playing up and this seemed to go on a 2nd time and some missing , I was just saying that hopefully this will now eliminate the post code lottery scenario . Hope we can then get more access to drugs and will not be denied on the basis of cost alone . Think it is definetely a step forward but i am sure will have big implications for the NHS and the private sector

Ally

[ladygooner-uk in reply to iamstillme]

Thanks ally thought it was me or my computer!

Sue

[shen]

hi

hope u had a great birthday party... how was it?

is there drugs out there, that we cant get? if so what? i didnt know that... have heard that herpaceptine was on a postcode lottery...but not sure abt OC

luv shen

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[poleglass]

its about time as in northern ireland avastin isnt even available to us yet and even when it is passed here it is only being offered to newly diaognosed 3c sufferers not people in 3rd. line chemo like me.iys so frustrating.x

[iamstillme]

Hi Pole . I was 3b . i was advised with avastin only offered as 1st line tx and appears to work best when after surgery there is still a lot of disease evident . I had nil disease after surgery and 1st 3 chemo so no avastin . Hi Shen hopefully what it will mean is that if NICE say it is evidence based then NHS should prescribe and this will not be dependent on cost or were you live

Ally

[ladygooner-uk in reply to iamstillme]

Hi ally

I was on the avastin trial in 2009, and I had. No disease after my op but I was still eligable for the trial. I would still try to push for it- you have nothing to lose!

Love sue

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[iamstillme]

Hi Sue . Thanks . Now it is only nice approved for advanced disease and my specialist is adamant that i would not benefit from it but think i will ask again

Ally