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Oct2014
QUEBEC Meetings with Manufacturers for the June 2015 “Liste des médicaments” As part of the June 2015 updates to the “Liste des medicaments,” INESSS will meet with manufacturers who have made submissions before the deadline. These meetings with take place between December 15-19, 2014 and January 5-9, 2015 inclusively and will cover: Discussions on ... Read More

02

Oct2014
The Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) has released its October update of the List of Medications, which constitutes a regulatory list of the medications covered by Québec's basic prescription drug insurance plan. For more information and to see the list update schedule, please visit the RAMQ website.

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Jul2014
New Brunswick is the latest Canadian province to establish a specialized drug plan to fund high cost drugs for certain rare diseases. Starting August 1,2014, the planwill begin accepting applications to cover the cost of five drugs for the following specific rare diseases: Aldurazyme for the treatment of Hurler and Hurler-Scheie ... Read More

08

Jul2014
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 February 2015 Liste des médicaments update. Discussions will address clinical studies and economic and pharmacoeconomic aspects ... Read More

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Jun2014
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has authorized the Institut National d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) (National Institute for Excellence in Health and Social Services) to issue 7 updates in 2015 to the Liste de médicaments.  Updates will occur in February, March, April, June, July, October ... Read More

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May2014
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

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

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Feb2014
Premier David Alward makes announcement during a dialogue session with Canada's research-based pharmaceutical companies.  Read more