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THE NHS rationing body faces a court challenge today over its denial of vital drugs to thousands of women with osteoporosis.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence says doctors can only prescribe alendronate, the cheapest drug for the bone-thinning disease, even though one in four women suffer crippling side-effects or do not respond to it.See the full content of this document
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Brittle Bone Drug Ban Goes to Court [Edition 3]
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