Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website.
Drug updates
NICE final draft guidance for denosumab
The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published final draft guidance on the use of denosumab for the treatment of bone metastases from solid tumours and multiple myeloma. It makes the following recommendations:
- denosumab is recommended as an option for preventing skeletal-related events in adults with bone metastases from breast cancer and from solid tumours (other than breast and prostate) if bisphosphonates would otherwise be prescribed and the manufacturer provides denosumab with the discount agreed in the patient access scheme
- denosumab is not recommended for preventing skeletal-related events in adults with bone metastases from prostate cancer.
For more information click here.
FDA authorize tapentadol m/r for neuropathic pain
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have authorized tapentadol m/r tablets (Nucynta ER; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Titusville, New Jersey) for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in adults when a continuous, around-the-clock opioid analgesic is needed for an extended period of time. For full prescribing details click here.
Latest additions
PCF dihydrocodeine monograph updated
The Palliative Care Formulary (PCF) dihydrocodeine tartrate monograph has been updated. The current version (updated August 2012) can now be accessed from the formulary section of the website and supersedes the printed PCF4 book version.
PCF weak opioids monograph updated
The Palliative Care Formulary (PCF) weak opioids monograph has been updated. The current version (updated August 2012) can now be accessed from the formulary section of the website and supersedes the printed PCF4 book version.
Die Juli/August Ausgabe des APM Newsletter ist fertig
The July/August issue of APM Newsletter for German-speaking users of www.palliativedrugs.com is available.
Die Juli/August Ausgabe des APM Newsletter ist fertig. Über die aktuelle Ausgaben des Newsletters wird Sie das Bulletin Board informieren.
Prepared by Sarah Charlesworth and Andrew Wilcock