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11/04/2019

PACS Tier 2: Access to Orkambi and Symkevi in Scotland

In late December 2018, NHS Scotland and Vertex Pharmaceuticals reached a deal on access to precision medicines through a system called PACS Tier...
05/03/2019

A complex array of drugs lie in wait for the future of cystic fibrosis drug treatment

The fight continues to gain access to the cystic fibrosis drugs Orkambi and Symkevi, as well as other treatments in the pipeline. Here we take...
28/01/2019

Parliament calls for your views in the access to medicines inquiry

Find out how you can take part in the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into the availability of Orkambi and other precision medicines...
David Ramsden, Chief Executive, Cystic Fibrosis Trust - 30/11/2018

David Ramsden comments on medicines inquiry submission deadline

Read an update on the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust’s Chief Executive, David Ramsden, and find out...
Nick Medhurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs - 23/11/2018

Marking three years since Orkambi

This week saw the third anniversary of the precision medicine Orkambi being licensed for use in the UK, while arguments over funding mean people...
Anna Evans, Policy and Evidence Manager - 12/11/2018

Inquiry to look at Orkambi availability

On Friday, the Health and Social Care Committee announced an inquiry into the availability of Orkambi and other cystic fibrosis medicines on...
Dr Felicity Boardman - 05/11/2018

Cystic fibrosis and genetic screening: time for a conversation?

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is helping the University of Warwick’s Imagining Futures project launch their ‘Cystic Fibrosis Screening Survey (UK)’....
01/11/2018

New treatment Symkevi gets greenlight for Europe

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has today given marketing authorisation for new cystic fibrosis (CF) medicine Symkevi. This important milestone...

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