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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2023
Mounjaro (tirzepatide), the first and only single molecule GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes is now available in Canada
2 November 2023 - Mounjaro represents the first new class of diabetes medicines introduced in nearly a decade and is now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
Canada's change to Pfizer vaccine storage temperature has major implications on rollout
19 May 2021 - Health Canada now recommends storing Pfizer vaccine at fridge temperatures for up to 1 month. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2021
Ontario doctors urge domestic drug manufacturing over fears of pandemic shortage
19 January 2021 - Chronic drug shortages have worsened during pandemic, Ontario Medical Association says. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2020
First coronavirus vaccine shots could be doled out in Canada next week
7 December 2020 - A select few Canadians could receive the country’s first coronavirus vaccine shots as early as next ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2020
Lilly and the Government of Canada sign an agreement for the supply of bamlanivimab to treat COVID-19 in Canada
24 November 2020 - Bamlanivimab is a SARS-CoV-2-neutralising antibody that emerged from the collaboration between Lilly and Vancouver-based AbCellera. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2020
Medicago signs agreements with the Government of Canada to supply up to 76 million doses of its recombinant plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine
23 October 2020 - Canadian government to provide $173M in funding for vaccine research and development, and domestic manufacturing capacity. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2020
Sanofi and GSK sign agreements with the Government of Canada to supply up to 72 million doses of adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
22 September 2020 - Agreements relate to vaccine candidate using Sanofi’s recombinant protein-based technology and GSK’s pandemic adjuvant. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2020
Canada secures deals for up to 114 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines from U.S. drug companies
31 August 2020 - Potential vaccine could be available by spring of next year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2020
Canada inks deals with Pfizer, Moderna for coronavirus vaccine candidates
5 August 2020 - The Canadian government has signed new deals with pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna to secure millions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jun 2020
Health Canada advises Canadians to help support the continued supply of medications
1 June 2020 - Health Canada recognizes that drug shortages can have a significant impact on patients and health care ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2020
Teva Canada secures salbutamol inhalers from its global supply chain to mitigate shortage in Canadian market
19 May 2020 - Teva Canada to be first company to import emergency supply of salbutamol inhalers - providing access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2020
COVID-19 exposes drug supply gaps as 'made in Canada' solution proposed
10 May 2020 - For more than a decade, Canada has had a supply shortage of essential medication, an issue ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2020
Canada’s Apotex donates two million dosages of hydroxychloroquine to the Public Health Agency of Canada
21 April 2020 - Supply will Support Clinical Trials and be Part of the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2020
Quebec-based pharmaceutical company donates 1 million doses of malaria-drug for COVID-19 patients across Canada
23 March 2020 - Boucherville-based JAMP Pharma is donating one million doses of hydroxychloroquine to hospitals across Canada in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2019
I'm not in ...some Third World place': bladder cancer patients face ongoing scarcity of life-saving drug
16 September 2019 - Canada's only supplier, Merck, is now projecting BCG shortage will last until December 2020. ...