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Alberta faces shortage of COVID-19 drug as global demand spikes
11 May 2021 - Provinces with highest case rates hit by shortage of medication for sickest patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2021
Alberta, Canada, begins mandating switches from originator to biosimilar Humira
6 May 2021 - Alberta, Canada becomes the latest province to begin switching patients from originator adalimumab (Humira) to biosimilar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2021
Kite's Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) reimbursed in Alberta for the treatment of certain types of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma
23 April 2021 - Gilead Canada announced today that Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) is now available in Alberta as a treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2021
Alberta family waiting on approval for expensive, life-saving drug for young boy
23 March 2021 - Reign Johnston turned 2 on March 5. One of his grandpas and an uncle came to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2021
Pay for plasma collection coming to Alberta by end of the year
14 February 2021 - Repeal of NDP bill last fall clears way for Canadian Plasma Resources to set up shop. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jan 2021
Alberta announces funding for pricey gene therapy drug Zolgensma
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced funding Wednesday for the gene therapy Zolgensma, which is used to treat toddlers with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2020
Alberta, Canada sees early success from switching patients to biosimilars
5 November 2020 - Following the launch of its Biosimilars Initiative in December 2019, Alberta, Canada, has succeeded in switching 16% ...
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 18 Jul 2020
'Heartbreaking': Alberta families describe waiting for life-changing drug to be made available in Canada
17 July 2020 - More families are hoping a one-time treatment option for a rare condition will be made available ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2020
Crisis or not, Alberta must not do an end-run around Health Canada
20 April 2020 - On April 12, in response to a perceived delay in Health Canada’s approval of a Canadian-made ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2020
Alberta expands coverage for cystic fibrosis drug
1 March 2020 - It's a step forward but there's a long way to go, says advocate. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2020
Alberta’s switch to biosimilar drugs may pose legal challenges for doctors
24 February 2020 - Prescribing cheaper medications for arthritis, diabetes or Crohn’s disease could be at odds with physicians’ legal requirement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2019
Alberta changes coverage of biologic drugs for people with Crohn's, diabetes, arthritis
12 December 2019 - The provincial government says will free up hundreds of millions of dollars in health funding during the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2018
Enstilar is now covered by the Alberta Drug Benefit List for adults with psoriasis vulgaris
3 December 2018 - Leo Pharma Canada has announced that as of 1 December 2018, Enstilar has been added as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2018
We need to have a 'difficult conversation' about Alberta's health-care costs
21 March 2018 - Spending has been soaring — particularly on our oldest patients — and at this rate, something's got ...