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ViiV Healthcare announces reimbursement for Apretude for HIV-1 pre-exposure prophylaxis under the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program
25 March 2025 - ViiV Healthcare is pleased to announce that Apretude (cabotegravir tablets and extended release injectable suspension) is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2025
Government of Canada signs bilateral agreement with Quebec for Drugs for Rare Diseases
21 March 2025 - In Canada, one in 12 people live with a rare disease, and for most people affected, the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2025
Canada’s Drug Agency publishes new guidance for rare disease registries in Canada
28 February 2025 - On Rare Disease Day — a global event dedicated to raising awareness for the millions of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Mar 2025
Bimzelx (bimekizumab) negotiations with pCPA concluded successfully following positive CDA and INESSS recommendations for adults with active psoriatic arthritis and adults with active ankylosing spondylitis
28 February 2025 - Positive CDA and INESSS reimbursement recommendations are an important step towards public access to Bimzelx, the first ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Feb 2025
Government of Canada signs Pharmacare agreement with Manitoba to improve affordable access to medications
27 February 2025 - Additional agreement will improve access and affordability of drugs for rare diseases. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2025
ViiV Healthcare and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance successfully finalise negotiations for Apretude for HIV-1 pre-exposure prophylaxis
13 February 2025 - ViiV Healthcare is pleased to announce it has successfully completed negotiations with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jan 2025
Drugs for rare diseases – Ontario agreement
24 January 2025 - Today, the Governments of Canada and the province of Ontario signed the National Strategy for Drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2025
International collaboration provides new guidance on the use of surrogate endpoints in cost effectiveness analysis
9 January 2025 - Recommendations will help organisations that appraise new drugs establish whether their use will result in longer-term ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Dec 2024
Alnylam Canada signs letter of intent from pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance for the public reimbursement of Amvuttra for the treatment of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults
18 October 2024 - One step closer to achieving public reimbursement of Amvuttra for hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis. patients in Canada ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2024
Government of Canada signs bilateral agreement with Alberta to improve access to drugs for rare diseases
5 December 2024 - Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada's Minister of Health, and the Honourable Adriana LaGrange, Alberta's Minister ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2024
Canada’s Drug Agency launches consultation on methods guide
28 November 2024 - Canada’s Drug Agency is launching a consultation on its first ever methods guide. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2024
Lilly Canada remains steadfast in commitment to access options for patients amidst controversial CDA-AMC recommendation for Ebglyss (lebrikizumab)
19 November 2024 - Eli Lilly Canada is disappointed and strongly disagrees with Canada's Drug Agency (CDA-AMC)'s Final Recommendation for Ebglyss ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2024
Canada's Drug Agency recommends Winrevair (sotatercept) for reimbursement
8 November 2024 - Merck announced that Canada's Drug Agency has recommended Winrevair (sotatercept) for reimbursement in combination with standard ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Nov 2024
NS parents dismayed by lack of access to new RSV vaccines for infants
3 November 2024 - Officials say there is no universally available, publicly funded RSV vaccine program for newborns in Nova Scotia. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2024
Differences in drug shortages in the US and Canada
31 October 2024 - In this cross-sectional study, there were 104 reports of drug-related supply chain issues that occurred from 2017 ...