Simponi orchestrates only partial "yes" from Scots despite patient access scheme
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Executive Summary
The Scottish Medicines Consortium has accepted Merck & Co's anti-TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody Simponi (golimumab) for treating ankylosing spondylitis on the Scottish NHS, but only in doses of 50mg.The consortium has also rejected the use of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Orencia (abatacept) as a second-line treatment rheumatoid arthritis.
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