On September 28, 2017, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) released a new CDR Update (Issue 128) describing the following changes.
Revised Procedure for Advance Notification of Pending CDR Submissions and Resubmissions
CADTH has received numerous inquiries regarding challenges interpreting and complying with the ... Read More
29
Sep2017
12
Sep2017
On September 11, 2017, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) released a new CDR Update (Issue 127) describing the following changes.
Extended Initiation Range for January 2018 CDEC Meeting
CADTH has extended the initiation range for its Common Drug Review (CDR) submissions targeting the January 17, ... Read More
11
Sep2017
The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) updated the status of negotiations on brand name drugs as of August 31, 2017:
47 negotiations are currently underway with 6 new files added since the last update of July 31, 2017:
Brilinta (ticagrelor): Used with ASA to prevent atherothrombotic events with history ... Read More
08
Sep2017
On September 7, 2017, the Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) released the list of medications for which a registration application was submitted for the February 2018 list update as well as the medications pending a Health Canada Notice of Compliance to be reviewed.
Health professionals, citizens, ... Read More
23
Aug2017
PDCI has now published its information sharing webpage which aggregates submissions made by individuals and organizations in response to Health Canada’s Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations.
Click Here to Visit PDCI’s Information Sharing Webpage.
The submissions have been provided by individuals & organizations on a completely voluntary ... Read More
22
Aug2017
***Participation Requested***
Sharing Responses to Health Canada’s Consultation on Proposed
Amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations
In May 2017, Federal Minister of Health Jane Philpott, launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations that would have significant effects on how patented ... Read More
21
Aug2017
On August 18, 2017, the Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) released a Notice to Drug Manufacturers and Wholesalers describing the following changes to the INESSS process.
List Update Schedule in 2018
The Minister of Health and Social Services has authorized nine updates to the List ... Read More
14
Aug2017
On August 14, 2017, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) released a new CDR Update (Issue 126) describing the following changes to the Common Drug Review (CDR) process.
Extended Initiation Range for December 2017 CDEC Meeting
CADTH has extended the initiation range for Common ... Read More
09
Aug2017
The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) updated the status of negotiations on brand name drugs as of July 31, 2017:
46 negotiations are currently underway with 7 new files added since the last update of June 30, 2017:
Cinqair (reslizumab): Used to treat severe eosinophilic asthma
Giotrif (afatinib): Used to ... Read More
14
Jul2017
On July 13, 2017, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) released a new CDR Update (Issue 124) describing the following changes.
CDEC Meeting Added in December 2017 and Updated CDEC Meeting Dates
CADTH will be holding a Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) meeting in December 2017 ... Read More