NICE issues final guidance supporting the use of ranibizumab for diabetic macular oedema (TA 274)
Source: NICE
Area: Evidence > Guidelines
NICE has issued final guidance (TA 274) supporting the use of ranibizumab for treating visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema (DMO) only if:
. the eye has a central retinal thickness of 400 micrometres or more at the start of treatment and
. the manufacturer provides ranibizumab with the discount agreed in the patient access scheme (as revised in 2012).
NICE conducted a rapid review of the original guidance (TA 237; November 2011) because the manufacturer submitted a revised Patient Access Scheme, together with updated analyses showi...
Source: NeLM - Guidelines - February 27, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE updates clinical guideline on fertility (CG156)
Source: NICE
Area: Evidence > Guidelines
NICE has updated its 2004 clinical guideline on fertility (CG 156) which offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of people with fertility problems.
Under the updated recommendations, NICE says that under certain criteria, women aged between 40 and 42 years should be offered one full cycle of IVF with or without intracytoplasmic sperm, if they have not conceived after two years of regular unprotected intercourse, or 12 cycles of artificial insemination where six or more are by intrauterine insemination. A full cycle is now defined as including one episo...
Source: NeLM - Guidelines - February 20, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE issues guideline on recognition and management of psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people
Source: NICE
Area: Evidence > Guidelines
This NICE guideline on the recognition and management of psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people up to the age of 18 refers to the group of psychotic disorders that includes schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder and delusional disorder. It also addresses those children and young people considered clinically to be at high risk or prodromal for psychosis and schizophrenia.
The recognition, treatment and management of affective psychoses (such as bipolar disorder or unipolar psychotic depression) are covered by other NICE g...
Source: NeLM - Guidelines - January 24, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
