Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs too pricey to be offered on NHS

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs too pricey to be offered on NHS

Getty Images Two breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs have been deemed far too expensive, for too little benefit, to be offered on the NHS. The medicines are the first to slow the disease, which may give people extra time living independently. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) concluded they were a poor use of … Read more

Hooch tragedies kill the poor, not the man who can afford pricey whisky, SC tells Punjab

Hooch tragedies kill the poor, not the man who can afford pricey whisky, SC tells Punjab

A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Monday criticised the Punjab government for treating the rampant illegal liquor trade mafia in the State with “kid gloves”. A Bench of Justices M.R. Shah and M.M. Sundresh said the blind eye and … Read more

Health Care Plans Keep Allergy Rescue Injectors Pricey for Some

Health Care Plans Keep Allergy Rescue Injectors Pricey for Some

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite now having more choices for lifesaving emergency allergy injectors like EpiPens, the cost is still proving prohibitively expensive for some, new research shows. Even though most people are saving money with lower-priced alternatives after the cost of EpiPens shot up … Read more