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SMC Update - February 2019

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has issued its monthly advice on newly licensed medicines.

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto®) has been accepted for restricted use when co-administered with acetylsalicylic acid for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in adult patients with coronary artery disease or symptomatic peripheral artery disease who are at high risk of ischaemic events. The restriction limits use to patients with stable coronary artery disease that does not require dual antiplatelet therapy.

Eslicarbazepine (Zebinix®) has been accepted for restricted use as adjunctive therapy in adolescents and children aged above 6 years with partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation. The restriction limits use to patients with highly refractory epilepsy who have been heavily pre-treated and remain uncontrolled with existing anti-epileptic drugs.

Action: Clinicians should be aware of the recommendations of the SMC. Routine use of rejected and restricted medicines should be avoided.

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