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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2019
Addition of Kisqali to drug plan in Quebec expands access to treatment for metastatic breast cancer
19 September 2019 - Provincial reimbursement provides public access to treatment that may delay the progression of advanced breast cancer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
Quebec becomes first province to list Lonsurf (trifluridine/tipiracil) for public reimbursement for adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
19 August 2019 - Cancer treatment taken orally shown to extend overall survival in patients whose disease has progressed following treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Could Quebec’s public drug plan work for national pharmacare?
30 July 2019 - Quebec’s universal pharmacare program offers better drug coverage and quicker approval for new drugs coming to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2019
Quebec’s public-private pharmacare model provides more generous—and timely—access to new drugs
25 July 2019 - Quebec’s universal pharmacare system, which relies on both a public plan and private insurance providers, covers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2019
Quebec appeals court orders province to restore full coverage of rheumatoid-arthritis drug Remicade
13 February 2019 - Quebec’s highest court has ordered the provincial government to restore full public coverage of Remicade, an ...
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 ...