The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA): Negotiations Status Update

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The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) updated the status of negotiations on brand name drugs as of May 31, 2017:

  • 43 negotiations are currently underway with 9 new files added since the last update of April 30, 2017:
    • Brivlera (brivarcetam): Used to treat partial-onset seizures
    • Butrans (buprenorphine): Used to treat persistent pain of moderate intensity
    • Ibrance (palbociclib): Used to treat advanced breast cancer
    • Invega Trinza (paliperidone palmitate): Used to treat schizophrenia
    • Invokamet (canaglifllozin/metformin hydrochloride): Used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus
    • Kuvan (sapropterin dihydrochloride): Used to treat Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    • Mifegymiso (mifepristone/misoprostol): Used for the medical termination of pregnancy
    • Quinsair (levofloxacin): Used to treat cystic fibrosis with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
    • Taltz (ixekizumab): Used to treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
  • 153 joint negotiations  have been completed with 4 files successfully negotiated since the last update of April 30, 2017:
    • Cotellic (cobimetinib): Used to treat metastatic melanoma
    • Humira (adalimumab): Used to treat ulcerative colitis
    • Rituxan SC (rituximab): Used to treat multiple indications
    • Vectibix (panitumumab): Used to treat metastatic colorectal cancer
  • 50 drug products for which the pCPA has decided not to negotiate collectively or individually at the provincial-territorial level with no new files added since the last update of April 30, 2017.
  • 13 negotiations for brand name drug products have been recommended by the pCPA to be considered by each Province/Territory individually with no new files added since the last update of April 30, 2017.

For more information, please consult the pCPA’s website.

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