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A LIFE-EXTENDING breast cancer drug that has been hailed as the biggest breakthrough since Herceptin has been authorised for use in the UK.
The decision means doctors in Scotland will now be able to apply to prescribe Perjeta to their patients on a case-by-case basis via the Individual Patient Treatment Request system, pending recommendations from the Scottish Medicines Consortium about whether it should be routinely available on the NHS.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/breast-cancer-drug-is-approved.20498530
The decision means doctors in Scotland will now be able to apply to prescribe Perjeta to their patients on a case-by-case basis via the Individual Patient Treatment Request system, pending recommendations from the Scottish Medicines Consortium about whether it should be routinely available on the NHS.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/breast-cancer-drug-is-approved.20498530