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Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada announces that company's oral treatment formulation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been added to the provincial drug plans in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
29 August 2023 - Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada today announced that Radicava oral suspension (edaravone) is now covered under the New ...
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 03 Dec 2022
AbbVie announces provincial reimbursement for Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis in Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan
1 December 2022 - AbbVie today announced that Rinvoq is now listed as a special authorisation medication or exception medication status ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2022
Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland, join a growing list of provinces providing public drug plan reimbursement for Teva Canada’s Ajovy (fremanezumab), for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults
17 May 2022 - Teva Canada welcomes the recently announced public formulary coverage for Ajovy (fremanezumab) by Ontario, British Columbia, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2022
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada announces reimbursement for Ofev (nintedanib) in seven public drug plans for the treatment of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases
3 May 2022 - Boehringer Ingelheim is pleased to announce that Ofev (nintedanib), is now available for public reimbursement in Quebec, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2022
Valeo Pharma obtains public reimbursement for Enerzair Breezhaler and Atectura Breezhaler in Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick
24 February 2022 - Private insurance coverage across Canada exceeds 90%. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
Dupixent (dupilumab) now publicly reimbursed in Ontario and New Brunswick for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
25 May 2021 - Dupixent is the only biologic medicine approved by Health Canada to treat moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2021
New Brunswick becomes third province in Canada to implement biosimilar switching policy
21 April 2021 - Biosimilars Canada today congratulated the Government of New Brunswick for implementing a biosimilar "switching" or transitioning ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2018
Quebec and New Brunswick become first provinces to provide public funding of Ibrance for the first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer
15 February 2018 - Since Ibrance received Health Canada marketing authorisation in March 2016, Canadian women living with metastatic breast cancer ...