Article published on: 16/05/2014
(Adnkronos Salute) – The objective will be to "develop a poster to be posted in over 3,300 elderly centers and in 25,000 general practitioners' offices, inviting citizens over 60 to call a toll-free number reserved for those who have undergone out-of-hospital care, through which, with the support of doctors, they can answer a questionnaire prepared by the Advisory Board. The questionnaire, in summary, will have to highlight when the patient was treated, by whom, with which drug, whether the infiltration was carried out in the operating room or not, and what costs the citizen incurred".
"We have read everything about this matter - observe Messina and Milillo - We have seen AIFA, our regulatory body, a reference agency for transparency and competence being attacked for the whole of Europe; we have heard even conflicting opinions expressed with the CSS and attacking the Minister of Health who promptly took steps to clarify the case. It is good, however, that Avastin is also used in centers of excellence and is only unpacked in hospital pharmacies that meet the requirements", specify the top management of FederA nziani and Fimmg in accordance with the Css. "The National Health Service is a common good – they conclude – and it must be safeguarded with everyone's support".
Drugs: Roche, Css confirm Avastin-Lucentis diversity
16 MAY 2014
(AGI) - Rome, April 16. – According to the pharmaceutical company Roche, yesterday's opinion of the Superior Health Council, welcomed "with favor" by the Swiss giant, confirms "the structural and pharmacological differences existing between the molecules Avastin (bevacizumab) and Lucentis (ranibizumab), studied and approved for different therapeutic indications". In fact, the opinion "recognizes the potential risks of contamination and consequent eye infections for patients deriving from the handling and improper fractionation of the product, establishing that the masterful bevacizumab-based galenic preparation is made exclusively by hospital pharmacies in possession of the necessary requirements and that administration takes place only in highly specialized centres".
Roche also points out that "the judgment expressed by the CSS is based on "data that can currently be evaluated by the scientific community". These independent studies, although
