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Medicines: improving outcomes and value
Medicines Value Programme
This programme has been set up to improve health outcomes and ensure we are getting the best value from the NHS medicines bill.
Medicines optimisation
Ensuring people get the right choice of medicines, at the right time, and are engaged in the process by their clinical team.
Biosimilar medicines
The NHS is working to increase the use of best value biological medicines, including biosimilar medicines.
Information for patients
Get details on where to go if you need some help or support with your medicines.
Support for prescribers
Expert advice and services to help prescribers to make informed decisions and put patients’ needs first.
Resources
Find tools and resources for prescribers, pharmacists and procurement leads.
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- Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees
- Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: consultation
- Guidance on conditions for which over the counter items should not routinely be prescribed in primary care
News and blogs
NHS to offer licensed cannabis-based medicine to treat rare genetic condition
The NHS will be able to prescribe cannabidiol to patients with a rare, seizure-causing genetic disorder in England from today (Tuesday) after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued final guidance recommending its use. Around one in every 6,000 people suffer from tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) that causes seizures, which severely affect […]