Versatis now recommended for nerve pain in Scotland
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Executive Summary
The Scottish Medicines Consortiumhas decided to recommend Grünenthal's 5% lidocaine medicated plaster Versatis for restricted use within the Scottish NHS after all; it did not accept the product the first time round in February 2007, a month after it was approved in the UK.
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