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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Drug that prevents hot flushes to be available on NHS in England

Woman sitting on a sofa with several fans
Hot flushes, also called vasomotor symptoms, affect about 70% of women going through menopause. Photograph: Jose Miguel Sanchez/Getty Images

More than 500,000 women in England are to be offered a drug on the NHS that prevents hot flushes.

The green light for Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, comes after the medicines watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, on Wednesday authorised it for use.

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