THE Northern Echo has launched a campaign to ensure that thousands of Alzheimer's sufferers are not denied vital drugs which can slow down the effects of this terrible disease. A decision by NHS drugs watchdog the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) means that from November 22, 2006, doctors will no longer be able to prescribe the drugs to newlydiagnosed patients in the early and late stages of Alzheimer's.
Ruling triggers review of drug availability on NHS
8:28am Friday 2nd May 2008
RESTRICTIONS on the availability of anti-dementia drugs on the NHS are to be reviewed after a landmark court ruling.
Comments (0)Drug battle goes to the Court of Appeal
8:51am Tuesday 15th April 2008
A BATTLE over the funding for Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS went to the Court of Appeal today.
Prime Minister rejects cancer drugs plea
8:29am Thursday 25th October 2007
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has rejected an MP's plea for him to intervene in the row about access to anti-dementia drugs.
Dementia drug companies to challenge High Court verdict
9:10am Saturday 11th August 2007
THE makers of anti-dementia drug Aricept will appeal against a High Court verdict yesterday upholding a ban on patients receiving treatment for the mild stages of Alzheimer's.
Dementia sufferers 'failed by system'
9:30am Tuesday 7th August 2007
DEMENTIA sufferers are being failed by the system, Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis admitted yesterday.
Damning report of dementia 'failings'
10:35am Wednesday 4th July 2007
THE Department of Health stands condemned today for failing thousands of dementia patients in desperate need of help.
Alzheimer’s drugs ‘are not cost effective’
9:37am Thursday 28th June 2007
NEW drugs for Alzheimer's disease were a very long way off being cost effective for mild sufferers, the High Court was told yesterday.
Outcry as dementia drug rules published
10:44am Tuesday 26th June 2007
CONTROVERSIAL guidelines that will deny thousands of Alzheimer's sufferers access to dementia drugs were published today - and were immediately condemned as a "confusing mess".
The campaign must go on
10:43am Tuesday 26th June 2007
LAST Friday, thousands of people in 30 towns and cities across the North-East and the wider country marched in the hope they could persuade the Government to disregard controversial advice from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) to restrict access to dementia drugs.
Blair to examine drugs decision
10:42am Tuesday 26th June 2007
THE Prime MInister last night pledged to look carefully at the controversial decision to restrict access to dementia drugs.
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