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Oct2023
On September 27, 2023, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) published its final decision regarding the Amended Interim Guidance first proposed on June 20, 2023.Effective immediately, the proposed amendments to the Interim Guidance are implemented without changes, notwithstanding the concerns raised by many of the ... Read More

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Aug2023
The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) introduced its proposed pCPA Temporary Access Process (pTAP) and invited stakeholders’ input on the process, its principles and conditions by August 18th, 2023.   The proposed pTAP and its associated principles are intended to inform pCPA negotiations and product listing agreements for ... Read More

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Jul2023
On June 5, 2023, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) announced a series of process improvements it plans to explore or add to its drug reimbursement review process. These changes - aimed at gaining efficiencies, reducing timelines and improving transparency – include:... Read More

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Nov2022
On November 10, 2022, among other procedural updates included in the CADTH Pharmaceutical Reviews Update Issue 32, CADTH published its Real-World Evidence (RWE) Steering Committee’s anticipated Proposed RWE Reporting Guidance and initiated a public consultation on the guidance open now through January 6, 2023.What to know: The ... Read More

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Nov2022
PDCI is congratulating its Managing Director, Kaitlyn Proulx, as she begins parental leave effective November 28, 2022.Since joining PDCI in 2010, Kaitlyn has demonstrated incredible strategic insights advising clients on optimizing pricing and market access in Canada. Since becoming Managing Director in 2017, Kaitlyn has ... Read More

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Oct2022
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) today, Ocober 6, 2022, released its draft PMPRB Guidelines with a 60-day consultation period running until December 5, 2022. PMPRB maintains that final Guidelines will be issued by end of this year and previously indicated its intent for new Guidelines ... Read More

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Aug2022
On August 18, 2022, PMPRB announced its decisions regarding Price Regulation of patented medicines during the ‘Interim Period’, between July 1, 2022 and when a final set of price regulatory guidelines is published. The PMPRB has decided to move forward with earlier proposals drafted June 30th, 2022, and ... Read More

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Jul2022
On June 30, 2022, PMPRB issued a Notice and Comment which published its Proposed Interim Guidance and invited stakeholder comments until July 18, 2022. This Interim Guidance outlines PMPRB’s intentions for regulating the prices of patented medicines in the “interim period” between the coming-into-force date ... Read More

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Jun2022
François-Xavier has joined PDCI Market Access as a Senior Health Economist. He is responsible for leading the conception and development of strategic, evidence-based economic components for submission to Canadian Health Technology Assessment (HTA) bodies and public/private payers. Among other roles, he ensures that PDCI is ... Read More

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Jun2022
Ottawa, June 20, 2022: PDCI study finds Canada Ranks 10th on its Attractiveness for New Medicine Launch Launched today by PDCI Market Access, a new study finds Canada ranks 10th out of 14 countries ... Read More