Blog
RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2019
NDP promises to restore special drugs program
4 September 2019 - Province paid deductible for chronic patients from 1968 to 2018. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2019
'Outrageously expensive': new drug approval will cost Ontario family 100K per year
30 August 2019 - Drug cost jumped from $5,000 to more than $100,000 per year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
Drug-price reforms need not affect research on rare diseases – or the Canadians who have them
26 August 2019 - On 9 August, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board of Canada announced new drug-pricing regulations for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2019
Companies file suit in Canada challenging new rules to lower drug prices
23 August 2019 - Five pharmaceutical companies said on Friday they have filed a complaint in a Canadian court challenging ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2019
Empirical evidence supports critics of Patented Medicine Prices Review Board regulations
21 August 2019 - Canadian Health Policy Institute, a Toronto-based private-sector think-tank established in 2012, has published several studies that bolster ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2019
Bring in pharmacare now, health experts ask federal leaders
15 August 2019 - Signatories include professors of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, economics, political science and law. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2019
What will PMPRB drug pricing changes mean for plan sponsors?
15 August 2019 - Private plan sponsors can expect to see lower drug prices resulting from recent changes to the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Ottawa’s move to cut drug prices may lead to fewer new launches, less R&D
13 August 2019 - Health Canada is fundamentally changing how prescription drugs are priced in Canada. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Proposed new drug regulations will hurt all Canadians — and Ottawa has been warned
13 August 2019 - Changes which aim to make prescriptions more affordable could shut off entry of new drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Canadian drug price regulator may be flexible on rare diseases
14 August 2019 - Canada’s patented drug price regulator, set to gain new powers next year, may be “more forgiving” in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
Federal changes to drug prices win praise from patient advocates but spark industry warnings
10 August 2019 - A federal government move to lower drug prices is winning praise from some patient advocates but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2019
Drug policy experts accuse industry and patient groups of 'fearmongering' with concerns about new drug pricing rule
11 August 2019 - Industry groups and patient advocates are raising concerns about the federal government’s new drug-pricing rules, claiming ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2019
Details of Canada's biggest drug pricing overhaul in decades
10 August 2019 - The Canadian government finalized the biggest overhaul to its drug pricing regime since 1987 on Friday, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2019
Government of Canada announces changes to lower drug prices and lay the foundation for National Pharmacare
9 August 2019 - Today, the Government of Canada announced the final amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2019
Knight Therapeutics and pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance reach agreement for Probuphine for opioid dependence
6 August 2019 - AB, SK and NIHB are the first public drug plans to fund Probuphine recognising benefits of new ...