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AbbVie's Epkinly receives first ever time-limited reimbursement recommendation by Canada's Drug Agency
23 July 2024 - AbbVie has successfully completed its negotiations with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance and a letter of intent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2024
BC doctor calls on the province to cover obesity medications
17 July 2024 - A petition from Dr. Ali Zentner asking for more PharmaCare coverage has received almost 1,000 signatures. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2024
Zilbrysq (zilucoplan injection) now approved for adults with generalised myasthenia gravis in Canada
17 July 2024 - Health Canada's approval is supported by the pivotal Phase 3 RAISE study in generalised myasthenia gravis in adult ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2024
CSL Behring announces positive reimbursement decision in Canada for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), the first gene therapy for haemophilia B
16 July 2024 - The positive decision from CADTH recognises the importance of this one-time, single dose innovative treatment for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2024
Health Canada authorizes Alecensaro (alectinib) as the first and only adjuvant treatment for people with ALK positive early stage lung cancer
16 July 2024 - Alecensaro reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by 76% in people with ALK positive resected ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2024
Doug Ford wants Canada to approve drugs faster. Is that possible?
15 July 2024 - Talk of the delay in drugs is top of mind for Ford, who arrived in Nova Scotia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2024
Health Canada grants marketing authorisation for Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis aged 2 years and older with certain rare mutations
15 July 2024 - Approximately 200 people with certain rare CF mutations are now eligible for Trikafta. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2024
Health Canada approves Tagrisso with the addition of chemotherapy for patients with EGFR mutated advanced lung cancer
12 July 2024 - Approval based on FLAURA2 results, which showed Tagrisso plus chemotherapy extended median progression-free survival by nearly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2024
Health Canada authorises Rybrevant (amivantamab) in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed as the only targeted first-line treatment approved for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations
3 July 2024 - Phase 3 PAPILLON study showed Rybrevant in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed significantly improved progression-free survival, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2024
Kye Pharmaceuticals announces the availability of Quillivant ER chewable tablets for the treatment of children with ADHD
2 July 2024 - Quillivant ER chewable tablets are the first and only extended release chewable methylphenidate tablets approved in Canada. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2024
Novavax submits application to Health Canada for updated protein-based 2024-2025 formula COVID-19 vaccine
2 July 2024 - Novavax's filing is aligned with NACI, US. FDA, EMA and WHO recommendations on vaccine composition. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2024
Expanding our scientific advice services for the life sciences sector in Canada
26 June 2024 - Canada’s Drug Agency is launching a new one year learning period in our Scientific Advice program ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2024
Health Canada authorizes Lilly's Ebglyss (lebrikizumab) for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in adults and adolescents 12 years and older
25 June 2024 - Patients treated with Ebglyss experienced significant skin clearance and itch relief as early as 4 weeks. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2024
Valneva announces Health Canada approval of the world’s first chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq
24 June 2024 - Valneva today announced that Health Canada has approved Ixchiq, Valneva’s single-dose vaccine for the prevention of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2024
Takeda's HyQvia approved as replacement therapy for primary humoral immunodeficiency and secondary humoral immunodeficiency in paediatric patients 2 years of age and older
21 June 2024 - Takeda Canada is pleased to announce that Health Canada has expanded the marketing authorisation for HyQvia (normal ...