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Patients, health organisations band together to bring breakthrough treatments to Canada sooner
21 October 2020 - Thirteen health charities and patient groups are calling on the Canadian government to improve access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2020
Canadian baby with spinal muscular atrophy to get ‘world’s most expensive drug’
20 October 2020 - A little over a year ago, the idea of raising US$2.125 million to receive the “world’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2020
Health charities and patient groups join together to protect access to breakthrough medical treatments in Canada
19 October 2020 - Patients shut out of process leading to the release of revised guidelines by the Patented Medicine Prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2020
UCP approves policy to create private health care system in Alberta
18 October 2020 - Alberta’s United Conservative Party has voted to approve a policy that supports creating a “privately funded ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2020
Rapid qualitative evidence syntheses in health technology assessment: experiences, challenges, and lessons
9 October 2020 - Health care decision makers are increasingly demanding that health technology assessment is patient focused, and considers data ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Oct 2020
Next-generation wet AMD therapy Beovu, now available in Canada, receives positive recommendation from CADTH Drug Expert Committee
5 October 2020 - Positive recommendation by CADTH speaks to evidence and clinical benefit of Beovu. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2020
Ruzurgi now available to Canadian Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome patients
25 September 2020 - Médunik Canada is extremely pleased to announce that its new orphan disease product Ruzurgi (amifampridine) is now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2020
Patients, users, caregivers, and citizens' involvement in local health technology assessment unit in Quebec: a survey
29 September 2020 - The aim of the survey was to provide an overview of local health technology assessment unit practices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2020
New procedures for CADTH drug reimbursement reviews
30 September 2020 - CADTH initiated stakeholder consultations in June 2020 on proposals to align the procedure for its drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2020
Bausch Health announces Vyzulta (latanoprostene bunod 0.024% ophthalmic solution) is now approved in seven countries
24 September 2020 - Recent access wins also make Vyzulta available to more Americans and Canadians. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2020
Multiple factors will influence pricing for COVID-19 vaccine in Canada, says health economist
3 September 2020 - Conventional drug costing models are unlikely to apply when it comes to putting a price tag on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2020
CADTH publishes final outcome for new medicine for patients with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
1 September 2020 - The CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee has recommended that caplacizumab not be reimbursed for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2020
CADTH publishes final recommendation on new indication for Soliris
24 August 2020 - The new indication is for the treatment of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2020
Life saving cystic fibrosis drug still unavailable in Canada
19 August 2020 - Nicole Stringer has been meeting with surgeons about the possibility of having a double-lung transplant. The ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2020
Launch of two biosimilars
19 August 2020 - Sandoz Canada announces an agreement with the pCPA and the launches of Ziextenzo and Riximyo. ...