SMC accepts six medicines for Scotland-four medicines rejected

摘要

Two antiretroviral medicines,emtricitabine (Emtriva) and emtricitabine/tenofovir (Truvada) have been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use within NHS Scotland.The medicines have been accepted for use in HIV-1 infected individuals in combination with other antiretrovirals,prescribed only by HIV specialist doctors.