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CADTH publishes final CDEC recommendation for dupilumab
9 July 2018 - CADTH has completed its assessment of Dupixent (dupilumab) for the treatment of patients with atopic dermatitis. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2018
B.C. charity fights feds for access to life-saving medicine
5 July 2018 - Cure SMA Canada is urging the federal government to reimburse the costs of Spinraza. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2018
High cost specialty drugs continue to dominate the new drug landscape
26 June 2018 - The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, through the National Prescription Drug Utilisation Information System research initiative, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2018
New from CADTH: procedural guidelines and a streamlined therapeutic review framework
27 June 2018 - Recent changes continue to strengthen the Pharmaceutical Reviews portfolio and help CADTH adapt quickly to the changing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2018
Drug patents could be Canada's special weapon in U.S. trade dispute
16 June 2018 - Taking an 'asymmetrical' approach and targeting U.S. intellectual property has worked in the past, experts say. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jun 2018
From EpiPens to antibiotics, report finds Canada's drug shortages could be getting worse
13 June 2018 - Researchers find 1 in 10 drugs sold in Canada are back-ordered or discontinued. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2018
85% of Canadians now have publicly funded access to a potentially life-extending treatment for patients with rare lung disease
12 June 2018 - Patients living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador are hopeful Uptravi will soon be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2018
Canada's drug shortage problem needs action, say medical experts
5 June 2018 - Drug shortages in Canada are a problem in need of immediate solutions, according to a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2018
Where do the Ontario political parties stand on prescription drug coverage?
5 June 2018 - Medication access may help to decide an election for the first time in Canada — it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2018
Okanagan MLA pushes province, drug company to provide compassionate coverage for pricey drug
22 May 2018 - It’s been more than four months since a Vernon woman with cystic fibrosis was forced to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2018
Doctors in Canada and US call for ‘fundamental reform’ on prescription drug prices
17 May 2018 - A new report written by doctors in Canada and the U.S. is calling for major reforms ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2018
CF Canada launches campaign to make Orkambi accessible to more patients
9 May 2018 - Cystic Fibrosis Canada launched a national campaign in May, which is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2018
Hundreds of Canadians die every year because they can’t afford medication: nurses’ union
1 May 2018 - A new report by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions estimates that hundreds of Canadians die ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2018
Bible Hill firm has plan to lower drug prices
19 April 2018 - Genrus United is working on building large buying group. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2018
More talk about universal pharmacare in Canada, but still no action
20 April 2018 - Canada may not have the world’s best health system but there is one area where we ...