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A tussle over medicines pricing is looming in Britain
15 November 2022 - Agreement to limit the size of the NHS drugs bill under strain. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2022
Implementation of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board's proposed Guidelines will harm Canadian patients
10 November 2022 - Innovative Medicines Canada is calling on Health Canada to direct the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2022
New PMPRB guidelines proposed for assessing prices of patented medicines sold in Canada
4 November 2022 - Controversial amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations changing the basket of comparator countries considered by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Oct 2022
PMPRB finds ultra-rare drug Procysbi is excessively priced
26 October 2022 - On 1 September 2022, a Panel of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board issued a decision that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2022
Germany significantly tightens drug pricing and reimbursement laws
26 October 2022 - The German regulation of pricing and reimbursement of pharmaceuticals is probably one of the most complicated legal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Federal drug price watchdog consulting public on proposed changes to its pricing guidelines
7 October 2022 - The PMPRB's guidelines explain how its staff monitor and review patented medicine prices to ensure they are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2022
2022 October price disclosure cycle – confirmed prices and patient savings reports
1 October 2022 - Combination flow-on reduction outcomes reflect confirmed 1 October 2022 prices on the Current Price Disclosure cycle web ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2022
Ongoing uncertainty about prices will deter new drug launches in Canada
7 September 2022 - Further delays in access or complete denials of access to innovative drugs will hurt even more Canadians ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2022
2022 October price disclosure cycle – patient savings
29 July 2022 - Indicative brand price reductions and patient savings resulting from the 2022 October Cycle of Price Disclosure have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2022
Prescription medication prices to rise
15 July 2022 - The price of nearly 900 prescription medications will rise by as much as $7 on October ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2022
2022 October price disclosure cycle – indicative prices
4 July 2022 - Indicative 1 October 2022 prices resulting from the 2022 October Cycle of Price Disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
Price disclosure 2022 October cycle outcomes summary
24 June 2022 - The summary of price disclosure price reductions for the 2022 October Cycle has now been published on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2022
Canadian drug prices: new regulations could save billions of dollars
15 June 2022 - New drug price regulations set to come into effect next month could lower spending on patented ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2022
Updated price disclosure guidelines, price disclosure webpages and price disclosure dispute resolution process
8 June 2022 - Amendments made to the National Health Act 1953 and National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 May 2022
After a 5 year fight to lower drug prices, Ottawa's pledge quietly falls apart
12 May 2022 - What began with a promise to protect Canadians ended with a commitment to support pharmaceutical companies. ...