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SMC approves funding for four new medicines on the NHS 9th February 2021 In its February 2021 meeting, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted four new medicines for use by the NHS in Scotland. Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMS) multiple sclerosis (MS) oral therapy Zeposia (ozanimod) has been accepted for the treatment of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). Zeposia is used in RRMS patients with active disease, where patients have relapses or signs of active inflammation on scans. Also approved for use by NHS Scotland was AbbVie’s JAK inhibitor Rinvoq, which has been accepted for the tre...

Zeposia can be taken by adult patients and has the benefit of not having to be administered in a clinical setting.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved five new drugs for use by the NHS (Julien Behal/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A drug that can help patients with a rare and “devastating” type of lung cancer live longer, with a better quality of life, has been approved for use by the NHS. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) gave the go ahead for doctors to use five new treatments – including the drug ent...

By Editor | December 28, 2020 | Earl R. “Buzz” Valentine, 97, passed away Dec. 22. He was born Sept. 4, 1923.  Buzz lived a long and happy life, growing up in Kenmore with his parents and later in Fairlawn with his wife, Jennie. He attended Kenmore schools and later Coventry High School where he excelled in sports. Buzz enlisted in the Army during World War II shortly out of high school. He served in Italy and was awarded three bronze stars and the victory medal. After his service in the Army he began a career in sales. First at Western Auto in Barberton where he met his wife and later ...