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Quebec becomes first province in Canada to list new subcutaneous Opdivo on public drug plan for solid tumour indications
11 December 2025 - The subcutaneous administration of the established immunotherapy could free up an estimated 30,000 hours of infusion ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2025
High risk early breast cancer patients in Quebec left behind by recent INESSS recommendation
3 December 2025 - Quebec has the highest rate of breast cancer in Canada. The Government of Quebec recently endorsed lowering ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Nov 2025
The slow-release dose
31 October 2023 - Canadians wait years for new drugs, even those already deemed safe, because public funding takes longer to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2025
Ontario connecting patients to life-saving cancer drugs faster
7 October 2025 - The Ontario Government is leading the world in cancer care by launching the Funding Accelerated for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2025
New subcutaneous formulation of Opdivo receives positive INESSS recommendation for multiple tumour types
23 September 2025 - Milestone decision recognises the value of SC formulation of Opdivo to help support delivery flexibility ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jan 2025
Astellas receives Health Canada approval for Vyloy (zolbetuximab) in combination with chemotherapy for advanced gastric and gastro-oesophageal junction cancer
9 January 2024 - Canada's Drug Agency recently issued draft recommendation to reimburse Vyloy with conditions. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2024
Novartis and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance achieve milestone agreement for Pluvicto
13 December 2024 - Targeted radioligand therapy closer to public reimbursement for eligible Canadian patients with PSMA positive metastatic castration ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2024
BC man calls on federal, provincial governments to cover his costly, life saving cancer treatment
30 November 2024 - Pharmaceutical company Novartis says a five dose treatment costs about $135K. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2024
Novartis Canada disappointed with outcome of pCPA negotiations for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer treatment Pluvicto
15 November 2024 - Novartis Canada is extremely disappointed that negotiations for Pluvicto (lutetium (Lu 177 ) vipivotide tetraxetan injection), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2024
Lilly Canada and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance successfully complete negotiations for Verzenio (abemaciclib) in expanded early breast cancer indication
29 October 2024 - Eli Lilly Canada is pleased to announce that it received a positive Canada's Drug Agency (CDA-AMC, formally ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2024
Roche Canada announces Columvi (glofitamab for injection) is publicly reimbursed in 7 provinces, including Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
9 October 2024 - Columvi is now publicly covered in 7 provinces, which equates to approximately 74% of the total Canadian ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2024
Men get breast cancer, too. But they can't always access new drugs.
21 September 2024 - Breast cancer is widely researched, but some men suffering from the illness say they can’t benefit. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2024
Merck Canada and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance successfully complete negotiations for Welireg (belzutifan)
5 September 2024 - Merck announced that it has successfully completed negotiations with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance for Welireg (belzutifan) on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2024
First time-limited reimbursement recommendation supports earlier patient access to a promising cancer treatment
30 July 2024 - Patients in Canada with advanced-stage lymphoma are one step closer to accessing the first drug to receive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2024
AbbVie's Epkinly receives first ever time-limited reimbursement recommendation by Canada's Drug Agency
23 July 2024 - AbbVie has successfully completed its negotiations with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance and a letter of intent ...