Suzanne McGurn, the Executive Officer of the Ontario Public Drug Programs, issued a statement on behalf of the Pan Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA), on February 16, 2016 detailing the end of negotiations with manufacturer Alexion for the listing of Soliris.
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Feb2016
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Feb2016
The Alberta Price Confirmation (APC) is issued prior to an Alberta Drug Benefit List (ADBL) publication. The APC is a requirement for listing on the ADBL. The APC Tentative Issue Dates are subject to change.
ADBL Effective Date
APC Tentative Issue Date
March 1, 2016
February 2, 2016
April 1, 2016
February 18, ... Read More
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Feb2016
As part of the National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS), the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has recently released a report entitled, Generics360 – Generic Drugs in Canada, 2014.
Through this newly named report series, the PMPRB monitors and reports on:
the latest developments in generic drug pricing and markets ... Read More
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Feb2016
Since Québec is now participating in the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA), INESSS recently communicated that information sharing has now become necessary to ensure greater efficiency when conducting drug reviews.
As of February 15, 2016, a supplementary document, supporting authorization of information sharing with pCPA, must accompany any drug submission application pertaining ... Read More
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Feb2016
In November 2015, CADTH received stakeholder feedback on proposed changes to the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) program that would allow for broader clinician participation in the pCODR process. Feedback was received from three clinicians, three patient advocacy groups, three pharmaceutical companies, and two industry association groups. This stakeholder feedback ... Read More
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Dec2015
The Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has released their highly anticipated Strategic Plan 2015-2018. The PMPRB’s three-year strategic plan includes four new strategic objectives, a reinvigorated mission statement, and a vision as to how the organization can work with partners and stakeholders in advancing the common goal of ... Read More
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Dec2015
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), in accordance with sections 89 and 100 of the Patent Act, has released the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2014. This year, the format has been updated, adopting a more user-friendly design highlighting the PMPRB activities and emphasizing important trends.
Below ... Read More
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Dec2015
CADTH is currently updating the third edition of the Guidelines for the Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies: Canada. To help with this initiative, CADTH is inviting interested stakeholders to provide input. These guidelines detail best practices for conducting economic evaluations and are used to standardize and facilitate economic evaluations while ... Read More
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Dec2015
On November 24, 2015, Québec’s Minister of Health and Social Services, Gaétan Barrette introduced the following bill to Quebec’s National Assembly:
Bill 81: An Act to reduce the cost of certain medications covered by the basic prescription drug insurance plan by allowing calls for tender.
Bill 81 would amend the Act Respecting ... Read More
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Dec2015
Ontario has released a summary, titled Minister’s Roundtable on Pan-Canadian Pharmacare, based on a roundtable discussion on pharmacare hosted by the Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, on June 8, 2015. This summary, prepared by Health Quality Ontario, provides an overview of the discussion which ... Read More