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Health Canada approves Alhemo (concizumab injection) for the treatment of patients living with haemophilia A with FVIII inhibitors
9 August 2023 - Health Canada has approved a new indication for Alhemo (concizumab injection) for the treatment of Canadian adolescent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2023
Alberta will cover pricey drug believed to extend and enhance lives of ALS patients
7 August 2023 - People diagnosed with ALS are usually given two to five years to live. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2023
GSK's Arexvy, the first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for older adults approved in Canada
4 August 2023 - Approval of Arexvy was based on a comprehensive Phase III clinical trial program that showed high vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2023
Jazz Pharmaceuticals enters into letter of intent with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance for Rylaze, helping address the unmet need of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma patients across Canada
2 August 2023 - Jazz Pharmaceuticals today announced that the Company has entered into a letter of intent with the pan-Canadian ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2023
Health Canada authorises Tecvayli (teclistamab injection), a first in class bispecific antibody for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
2 August 2023 - Approval for Tecvayli, a subcutaneously administered therapy, is based on results from the Phase 1/2 MajesTEC-1 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2023
New Brunswick to publicly reimburse Albrioza for the treatment of ALS
24 July 2023 - New Brunswick lists Albrioza on its drug benefit formulary, becoming the fourth province to provide public ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2023
British Columbia to publicly reimburse Albrioza for the treatment of ALS
19 July 2023 - Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Canada announced today that the Company has entered into a Product Listing Agreement with British ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2023
Mirum’s Livmarli now authorised in Canada for cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome
25 July 2023 - Approval supported by more than six years of Livmarli data demonstrating improvements in pruritus and serum bile ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2023
Gilead Sciences announces its largest commitment to health equity for Australian and Canadian indigenous communities
23 July 2023 - $6 million USD in funding will help address health disparities among indigenous communities with a focus ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2023
Health Canada approves AbbVie's Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis
25 July 2023 - Approval is based on results from three Phase 3 studies: two for induction and one for maintenance. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2023
Health Canada approves Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) in pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer
20 July 2023 - Trodelvy has now improved survival in both pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer and in second-line metastatic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2023
Changes to CADTH’s rapid response service
20 July 2023 - As CADTH continues along the path of strategic transformation, we’re working hard to align the evidence products ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2023
Health Canada approves Lynparza in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone for patients with BRCA mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
13 July 2023 - Conditional approval based on data from Phase 3 PROpel trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2023
Slynd (drospirenone) is now covered by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec
12 July 2023 - Duchesnay is pleased to announce that Slynd (drospirenone 4 mg), used to prevent pregnancy in girls ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2023
Lupin Announces Health Canada approval of tiotropium bromide inhalation powder for treatment of COPD
11 July 2023 - Lupin announced that on 26 May 2023, its Canada subsidiary, Lupin Pharma Canada received approval from ...