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Universal pharmacare the right prescription for Canada
19 April 2018 - A Commons committee is supporting the full funding of a national drug plan, a sign that the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2018
Four Canadian provinces add Erelzi (etanercept) to provincial drug plans for the treatment of multiple inflammatory diseases
19 April 2018 - Erelzi has been added to drug formularies in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoundland based on specific criteria ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2018
Canada moves one step closer to universal pharmacare
18 April 2018 - Canada’s unions are celebrating today’s announcement by the Standing Committee on Health that recommends a single-payer, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2018
CADTH 2018-2021 strategic plan
16 April 2018 - Dr. Brian O’Rourke, CADTH President and CEO, has released the CADTH 2018-2021 Strategic Plan. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2018
Doctors, drug and tech experts converge on Halifax for symposium
13 April 2018 - As a frontline health-care provider and addictions specialist, Dr. David Martell sees the advent of drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2018
Wasteful, wrong-headed
10 April 2018 - Universal plan most efficient way to provide quality and effective medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2018
Innovative drugs need a new regulatory approach
10 April 2018 - Innovative drugs help people enjoy longer, healthier, more productive lives. They also allow our health-care systems ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2018
New drugs: patients are needlessly waiting 15 months too long
5 April 2018 - Regulatory obstacles entail an additional delay of 15 months on average between the moment when a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2018
Adjustment of application fees for CADTH pharmaceutical reviews
28 March 2018 - In February 2018, CADTH announced that beginning in April 2018 application fees for CADTH pharmaceutical reviews ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2018
Young Canadians feeling the pinch of sky-high prescription drug prices
26 March 2018 - Use of Ontario’s public drug program has increased three fold since 2000, which suggests that young ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2018
Canada probes Horizon Pharma over efforts to boost sales of a rare disease drug
26 March 2018 - Canadian authorities are reviewing whether Horizon Pharma violated pricing and advertising laws in connection with its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2018
Kirkland family lobbies Ottawa for help with $750,000 medication
20 March 2018 - A Kirkland family is asking the federal government for help paying for medication that could save ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2018
CADTH calls for nominations
19 March 2018 - CADTH has released a call for nominations to attract qualified candidates to join its advisory and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2018
DNA on drugs: how genetic tests could make prescriptions more precise
16 March 2018 - It’s well known that different people can react differently to the same drug, with some patients feeling ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Mar 2018
Be wary of Canada’s drug price controls and lack of IP protections
19 March 2018 - There is an ill-thought out war underway on brand-name drug prices and pharmaceutical intellectual property. Washington ...