The PMPRB conducts international price comparisons for new and existing patented medicines.
To convert foreign prices to Canadian dollars, the Board uses the average of 36 month exchange rates published by the Bank of Canada.
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PMPRB 36 Month Exchange Rates for New Patented Medicines by Month / Year of Introduction (Date of First Sale)
The PMPRB conducts international price comparisons for new and existing patented medicines. To convert foreign prices to Canadian dollars for new medicines, the Board uses the simple average of the 36 monthly noon spot exchange rates published by the Bank of Canada taken to eight decimal places for the 36 months ending four months before the date of the first sale of the medicine. The average exchange rates in the following table reflect the PMPRB methodology.
Intro Month Sweden Switzerland UK US EURO
(France, Italy &
Germany)May-24 0.13511944 1.40903056 1.66752500 1.30158056 1.44178889 Apr-24 0.13575278 1.40736389 1.66870278 1.29970000 1.44400556 Mar-24 0.13633056 1.40551389 1.67002778 1.29854167 1.44590278 Feb-24 0.13686389 1.40403333 1.67104167 1.29779167 1.44802778 Jan-24 0.13739444 1.40247778 1.67198889 1.29707778 1.45025833 Dec-23 0.13798889 1.40113611 1.67362500 1.29634722 1.45264167 Nov-23 0.13852778 1.39960556 1.67459722 1.29638611 1.45461667 Oct-23 0.13895000 1.39744722 1.67510833 1.29656667 1.45591944 Sep-23 0.13931944 1.39576389 1.67622778 1.29791389 1.45716389 Aug-23 0.13959444 1.39428333 1.67808333 1.29950556 1.45851944 Jul-23 0.13991111 1.39364444 1.67983333 1.30025833 1.46063889 Jun-23 0.14014444 1.39108889 1.68248056 1.29980278 1.46090556 May-23 0.14038056 1.38824167 1.68438333 1.29887222 1.46105833 Apr-23 0.14062222 1.38496111 1.68635000 1.29770556 1.46175556 Mar-23 0.14093889 1.38326111 1.68985833 1.29712222 1.46427778 Feb-23 0.14126667 1.38193333 1.69314167 1.29570556 1.46732778 Jan-23 0.14166111 1.38103333 1.69675278 1.29548889 1.47119722 Dec-22 0.14202778 1.38121111 1.69863056 1.29647500 1.47588889 Nov-22 0.14243056 1.38099167 1.70088889 1.29691667 1.48013889 Oct-22 0.14281111 1.38163611 1.70384167 1.29823056 1.48422778 Sep-22 0.14311389 1.38219167 1.70746389 1.29991667 1.48830833 Aug-22 0.14342500 1.38193056 1.71054444 1.30200000 1.49215556 Jul-22 0.14374722 1.38122222 1.71313611 1.30397222 1.49537222 Jun-22 0.14390833 1.37957500 1.71307222 1.30533333 1.49693889 May-22 0.14418611 1.37878056 1.71320556 1.30723611 1.49945278 Apr-22 0.14440833 1.37779722 1.71319444 1.30900833 1.50174722 Mar-22 0.14449722 1.37658611 1.71351667 1.31075833 1.50361944 Feb-22 0.14450556 1.37549444 1.71320833 1.31235000 1.50504444 Jan-22 0.14448056 1.37474167 1.71215833 1.31336667 1.50584444 Dec-21 0.14444167 1.37316111 1.71050833 1.31458333 1.50649167 Nov-21 0.14454722 1.37189722 1.71047778 1.31625278 1.50797778 Oct-21 0.14464722 1.37135278 1.71133333 1.31878056 1.50967222 Sep-21 0.14469444 1.36991111 1.71204722 1.32085556 1.51101389 Aug-21 0.14478889 1.36875556 1.71378056 1.32151389 1.51286111 Jul-21 0.14506111 1.36909722 1.71556667 1.32250833 1.51560556 Jun-21 0.14517500 1.36719722 1.71547222 1.32219444 1.51609722 May-21 0.14520556 1.36328889 1.71499444 1.32136944 1.51521111 Apr-21 0.14517500 1.35916944 1.71474167 1.32126667 1.51389167 Mar-21 0.14520556 1.35509167 1.71371667 1.32043611 1.51258333 Feb-21 0.14533056 1.35050278 1.71229444 1.31874167 1.51053611 Jan-21 0.14543611 1.34577778 1.71023056 1.31611667 1.50786667 Dec-20 0.14555278 1.34168611 1.70731389 1.31440278 1.50576667 Nov-20 0.14563056 1.33820278 1.70551667 1.31215278 1.50334722 Oct-20 0.14584167 1.33680833 1.70568611 1.31145278 1.50246667 Sep-20 0.14615278 1.33507500 1.70677500 1.31044444 1.50189167 Aug-20 0.14642500 1.33215000 1.70550000 1.30872778 1.49947500 Jul-20 0.14665556 1.32885000 1.70352500 1.30715833 1.49640556 Jun-20 0.14693889 1.32742222 1.70121944 1.30666944 1.49492778 May-20 0.14721389 1.32630000 1.69894722 1.30695833 1.49355278 Apr-20 0.14735556 1.32539722 1.69722778 1.30739444 1.49194167 Mar-20 0.14762500 1.32581389 1.69625000 1.30794722 1.49155000 Feb-20 0.14804722 1.32619444 1.69528333 1.30811667 1.49158056 Jan-20 0.14852500 1.32647778 1.69763611 1.30775000 1.49193056 Dec-19 0.14896667 1.32598056 1.70007222 1.30696389 1.49136389 Nov-19 0.14933056 1.32602500 1.70233889 1.30682222 1.49063889 Oct-19 0.14971944 1.32561389 1.70638889 1.30573611 1.48917500 Sep-19 0.15019722 1.32539167 1.71060000 1.30430000 1.48800278 Aug-19 0.15060278 1.32548889 1.71314722 1.30274722 1.48665278 Jul-19 0.15100833 1.32581111 1.71661389 1.30235278 1.48558611 Jun-19 0.15156389 1.32780833 1.72363611 1.30399167 1.48645833 May-19 0.15207500 1.32966389 1.73281111 1.30655278 1.48716667 Apr-19 0.15241944 1.33029722 1.74257222 1.30731111 1.48613333 Mar-19 0.15261667 1.33015278 1.75130000 1.30753333 1.48398333 Feb-19 0.15297778 1.33128611 1.75999167 1.30770833 1.48324722 Jan-19 0.15333333 1.33177222 1.76919167 1.30834722 1.48238333 Dec-18 0.15361667 1.33280556 1.77943889 1.30864722 1.48125556 Nov-18 0.15366389 1.33356389 1.78700278 1.30791111 1.47792222 Oct-18 0.15367778 1.33357500 1.79204444 1.30579167 1.47389444 Sep-18 0.15365278 1.33399167 1.79616111 1.30388056 1.46936389 Aug-18 0.15343611 1.33314167 1.79763889 1.30276389 1.46298611 Jul-18 0.15317778 1.33101667 1.79986944 1.30189444 1.45659722 Jun-18 0.15299167 1.33073056 1.80428333 1.30165556 1.45285833 May-18 0.15284722 1.33074167 1.80751111 1.30078889 1.44980278 Apr-18 0.15282222 1.32766111 1.81007222 1.29735000 1.44732222 Mar-18 0.15283333 1.32450556 1.81275556 1.29334167 1.44489722 Feb-18 0.15285000 1.32155000 1.81660000 1.28947500 1.44322500 Jan-18 0.15288056 1.31875833 1.82091667 1.28594444 1.44200833 Dec-17 0.15294722 1.31583611 1.82623889 1.28128333 1.44104722 Nov-17 0.15307778 1.31235000 1.83134722 1.27586667 1.44077222 Oct-17 0.15332222 1.30777222 1.83490556 1.26901389 1.44017222 Sep-17 0.15362222 1.30353889 1.83703889 1.26147778 1.43998889 Aug-17 0.15411667 1.30081389 1.84095833 1.25467500 1.44213333 Jul-17 0.15475556 1.29872222 1.84633056 1.24833889 1.44503889 Jun-17 0.15539167 1.29670278 1.85167500 1.24263056 1.44821944 May-17 0.15598056 1.29395556 1.85648056 1.23638333 1.45063333 Apr-17 0.15648056 1.29071111 1.85863889 1.22891111 1.45209167 Mar-17 0.15681944 1.28520833 1.85919167 1.22072778 1.45118611 Feb-17 0.15713889 1.27983611 1.86015278 1.21270833 1.44993056 Jan-17 0.15730000 1.27355000 1.85793889 1.20502222 1.44747222 - The 36 month average exchange rates indicated in red are estimates only. Great care has been taken to calculate the average exchange rates according to the PMPRB methodology, however, these figures are subject to revision. Moreover, because the Bank of Canada is not always consistent in the manner in which it publishes monthly exchange rates (eg, number of decimal places), some of the figures above may not correspond exactly to those published by the PMPRB. Please verify before using.
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PMPRB 36 Month Exchange Rates: Existing Patented Medicines by Year
The PMPRB conducts international price comparisons for new and existing patented medicines. To convert foreign prices to Canadian dollars for existing patented medicines, the Board uses the simple average of the 36 monthly noon spot exchange rates published by the Bank of Canada taken to eight decimal places for the 36 months ending with the last month of the pricing period under review. The average exchange rates in the following table reflect the PMPRB methodology.
Price Review
Period EndingSweden Switzerland UK US EURO
(France, Italy &
Germany)Dec-24 0.12984444 1.45226944 1.65211111 1.33318611 1.44028889 Jun-24 0.13211111 1.43025000 1.65867778 1.31844722 1.43766389 Dec-23 0.13511944 1.40903056 1.66752500 1.30158056 1.44178889 Jun-23 0.13852778 1.39960556 1.67459722 1.29638611 1.45461667 Dec-22 0.14038056 1.38824167 1.68438333 1.29887222 1.46105833 Jun-22 0.14243056 1.38099167 1.70088889 1.29691667 1.48013889 Dec-21 0.14418611 1.37878056 1.71320556 1.30723611 1.49945278 Jun-21 0.14454722 1.37189722 1.71047778 1.31625278 1.50797778 Dec-20 0.14520556 1.36328889 1.71499444 1.32136944 1.51521111 Jun-20 0.14563056 1.33820278 1.70551667 1.31215278 1.50334722 Dec-19 0.14721389 1.32630000 1.69894722 1.30695833 1.49355278 Jun-19 0.14933056 1.32602500 1.70233889 1.30682222 1.49063889 Dec-18 0.15207500 1.32966389 1.73281111 1.30655278 1.48716667 Jun-18 0.15366389 1.33356389 1.78700278 1.30791111 1.47792222 Dec-17 0.15284722 1.33074167 1.80751111 1.30078889 1.44980278 Jun-17 0.15307778 1.31235000 1.83134722 1.27586667 1.44077222 Dec-16 0.15598056 1.29395556 1.85648056 1.23638333 1.45063333 Jun-16 0.15760000 1.26130278 1.85174444 1.19048889 1.44324722 Dec-15 0.15705556 1.21630000 1.79503611 1.13789167 1.41811389 Jun-15 0.15583056 1.16596111 1.72099722 1.08300833 1.38593889 Dec-14 0.15573056 1.12880278 1.67166667 1.04474722 1.37363333 Jun-14 0.15517500 1.12400833 1.63589444 1.02627778 1.36543056 Dec-13 0.15274444 1.09876389 1.59399167 1.00625000 1.34331111 Jun-13 0.15047222 1.07963333 1.58570278 1.00321667 1.33619167 Dec-12 0.14776389 1.05806111 1.58761944 1.00624167 1.34274167 Jun-12 0.14817222 1.05540556 1.61772778 1.02021389 1.39261111 Dec-11 0.14832778 1.05275000 1.65286944 1.05363333 1.44276944 Jun-11 0.14977222 1.02817222 1.70951944 1.07454444 1.47565833 Dec-10 0.15161389 1.00825833 1.77774167 1.07957778 1.50414444 Jun-10 0.15290556 0.98165000 1.85318611 1.07745556 1.51575555 Dec-09 0.15680000 0.97636389 1.96263333 1.09422222 1.53813333 Jun-09 0.15798611 0.95645000 2.02593055 1.10312222 1.51886389 Dec-08 0.15837222 0.92802778 2.06595555 1.09182778 1.48456944 Jun-08 0.15698333 0.91369722 2.09343055 1.10185833 1.45976111 Dec-07 0.15851944 0.92466667 2.14766667 1.13993056 1.46731111 Jun-07 0.16202778 0.95330000 2.19245556 1.18171667 1.49410278 Dec-06 0.16464722 0.97559722 2.22638056 1.21568056 1.51659444 Jun-06 0.16695556 0.99106389 2.24159444 1.25196111 1.53510000 Dec-05 0.17111667 1.02099722 2.29234444 1.30456944 1.56921389 Jun-05 0.17408889 1.04411667 2.35018611 1.36773889 1.57111389 Dec-04 0.17088056 1.03343056 2.34335833 1.42421389 1.54216111 Jun-04 0.16633889 1.01702778 2.33073889 1.47409722 1.50986944 Dec-03 0.16180000 0.99062500 2.29230556 1.50673611 1.46560278 Jun-03 0.15927222 0.96793889 2.28611111 1.53273333 1.42755556 Dec-02 0.15808611 0.93666111 2.27973611 1.53486389 1.39496667 Jun-02 0.15946111 0.92056944 2.27081944 1.52036111 1.41211944 Dec-01 0.16406667 0.92963889 2.29486667 1.50665556 1.44764444 Jun-01 0.17131944 0.95387500 2.34362778 1.50086111 1.45780333 Dec-00 0.17628056 0.96549444 2.37107778 1.48486944 1.47786667 Jun-00 0.18028056 0.97988889 2.38745000 1.46702778 - – - Dec-99 0.18263333 0.99061111 2.37723333 1.45127222 - – - - Great care has been taken to calculate the average exchange rates according to the PMPRB methodology, however, these figures are subject to revision. Moreover, because the Bank of Canada is not always consistent in the manner in which it publishes monthly exchange rates (e.g., number of decimal places), some of the figures above may not correspond exactly to those published by the PMPRB. Please verify before using.