The Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) has released its list of drugs under review for the October 2014 Liste de médicaments.
Comments from health professional groups and associations regarding these drugs can be sent to INESSS by May 30th, ... Read More
23
May2014
22
May2014
CDEC will review and provide recommendations on reimbursement of drugs for rare diseases (DRDs) according to an enhanced Common Drug Review approach, as per news released today in CDR Update- Issue 103.
CADTH incorporated suggestions from stakeholder feedback (invited in October ... Read More
18
Feb2014
Statistic Canada has released the final Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure for 2013 with full year annual inflation as measured by CPI increasing by 0.9% over 2012. For PMPRB price compliance, this is important for two reasons. First, this is the second year running ... Read More
18
Feb2014
Yesterday marked the beginning of the second phase of the provincial government’s generic drug pricing policy in Newfoundland and Labrador. Generic drugs will now be priced at no more than 40% of the brand price. The province has also now finalized an agreement with the Pharmacists’ Association of Newfoundland and ... Read More
18
Feb2014
Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz announced a new drug coverage program in a press release today. Designed to “protect individuals and families whose drug costs are consuming an unreasonable share of their income”, the Catastrophic Drug Plan formulary will include approximately 60 drugs and be managed by an expert ... Read More
18
Feb2014
The final phase of Nova Scotia’s Fair Drug Pricing, bringing the price the province pays for generic drugs down to 35 per cent of the relevant brand price, goes into effect in the province today. This is the last of the three-step phase-in of the policy that began in July ... Read More
18
Feb2014
Premier David Alward makes announcement during a dialogue session with Canada's research-based pharmaceutical companies. Read more
18
Feb2014
The Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux will have meetings with manufacturers who have submitted applications in advance of the deadline for the June 2014 Liste des médicaments update. Discussions will address clinical studies and economic and pharmacoeconomic aspects of the submissions. Meetings will be held between December 16, 2013 and ... Read More
18
Feb2014
The Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) has released the list of drugs under review for the June 2014 Liste de médicaments. Comments from associations, groups of health professionals, or citizens regarding these drugs may be sent to INESSS by ... Read More
18
Feb2014
The Ontario provincial budget, tabled last week, includes changes to the Ontario Drug Benefit Program that will see approximately 75,000 high-income seniors pay more for their prescription drugs by August 2014. The province estimates affected seniors will pay on average $665 more per year towards their prescription costs. The change ... Read More