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Canada’s Drug Agency Launches Public Consultation on Proposed List of Essential Prescription Drugs and Related Products

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On June 19, 2025, Canada’s Drug Agency (“CDA”) opened a public consultation to gather input on a proposed list of essential prescription drugs and related products. This initiative is part of the agency’s responsibilities...more

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Updated PMPRB Guidelines expected in summer 2025 and NPDUIS releases ninth edition of the Meds Entry Watch Report

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In the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)’s June 2025 NEWSletter, Acting Chairperson Anie Perrault confirms that the PMPRB plans on publishing its final Guidelines in summer 2025. This will mark the completion of...more

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Supreme Court Approves Constitutionality of Multi-Crown Class Action

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The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has endorsed the constitutionality of British Columbia (BC) legislation empowering the province to seek recovery of opioid epidemic healthcare costs in a proposed class action brought on...more

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British Columbia and Prince Edward Island Sign Pharmacare Agreement with Canada Under New Pharmacare Act

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On February 27, 2025, the Government of Canada and Manitoba signed the first national pharmacare agreements under Canada’s Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (the “Pharmacare Act”), which received royal assent on October...more

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Minister of Health announces new bilateral agreements with provinces for rare disease drugs

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We previously reported on Canada’s first-ever National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases, which included up to $1.4 billion in funding for provinces and territories, to be negotiated through bilateral agreements. This...more

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