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New public listings for Canadians living with pulmonary arterial hypertension
24 March 2026 - Merck announced today that British Columbia, Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB), Nova Scotia, Quebec and Veterans Affairs Canada ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2026
When generic versions of weight loss drugs arrive, public plans should cover them, experts say
17 March 2026 - When Bonnie Evoy entered her mid 60s, she unexpectedly and rapidly gained weight. She tried for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2026
Alnylam receives positive recommendation from Canada's Drug Agency for the public reimbursement of Amvuttra (vutrisiran injection), the first and only RNAi therapeutic for the treatment of cardiomyopathy in adult patients with ATTR amyloidosis
2 March 2026 - Alnylam Canada is pleased to announce it has received a positive recommendation from Canada's Drug Agency for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Feb 2026
Canada's public drug plans shouldn't cover new Alzheimer's drug, agency says
19 February 2026 - Lecanemab, also known as Leqembi, is approved to treat mild cognitive impairment, early Alzheimer's. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2026
Canadians wait, on average, more than 65 weeks longer for access to new medicines than Europeans and 90 weeks more than Americans
10 February 2025 - Canadian patients are waiting, on average, more than 65 weeks longer than Europeans and over 90 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2026
Rezurock now reimbursed in Ontario and British Columbia for people living with chronic graft versus host disease
3 February 2026 - British Columbia and Ontario recently added Rezurock (belumosudil) to their provincial formularies for adult and pediatric patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2026
Canadians wait too long for access to innovative drugs, cautions the MEI
29 January 2026 - Pharmaceutical innovation is responsible for up to 66% of the increase in the age of death ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2026
Government of Canada announces the new Chairperson of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
29 January 2026 - Today, the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced the designation of a new Chairperson for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2026
Ontario pioneers access to treatment for severe alopecia areata with Lilly's Olumiant
14 January 2026 - Eli Lilly Canada announced today that Ontario leads the way as the first province to add Olumiant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2025
Eli Lilly cuts price of diabetes, weight loss drugs in Canada
17 December 2025 - Eli Lilly is slashing the prices of its popular diabetes and weight loss drugs Mounjaro and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2025
Saskatchewan adds Capvaxive to publicly funded adult immunisation program
8 December 2025 - Merck announced today that the province of Saskatchewan has added Capvaxive, a 21 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2025
New resource: understanding Canada’s drug approval and reimbursement pathway
3 December 2025 - Understanding how new oncology and non-oncology drugs move through Canada’s regulatory and drug access pathways can ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2025
New data on drug approvals and reimbursement recommendations in Canada
27 November 2025 - We have published new data about Canada’s pharmaceutical landscape, including data about drug submissions filed with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2025
Merck Canada and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance successfully complete negotiations for Winrevair (sotatercept)
20 November 2025 - Merck announced that it has successfully completed negotiations with the pan‑Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) for Winrevair (sotatercept). ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2025
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals announces public reimbursement for Imcivree (setmelanotide) in Canada in five provinces and under the Federal Non-Insured Health Benefits Program
5 November 2025 - Rhythm Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has entered into Product Listing Agreements in the provinces of Ontario, ...