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Agile licensing amendments registered

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Following consultation starting in 2022, on November 29, 2024, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Food and Drugs Act (Agile Licensing) were registered. These Regulations amend the Food and Drug...more

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The Pharmacare Act Receives Royal Assent

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On October 10, 2024, Canada’s Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (the “Pharmacare Act”) received Royal Assent. This legislation establishes a framework for a national universal pharmacare system, aiming to enhance the...more

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Regulatory Amendments Impacting Drug and Medical Device Recalls Coming Into Force

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On December 17, 2024, recent amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR) relating to the recall of drugs and medical devices will come into force....more

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CDA–AMC (formerly CADTH) announces several pilot projects, including Target Zero initiative

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CADTH is now known as Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC or CDA). Its mandate extends beyond CADTH’s mandate to include: improving the appropriate prescribing and use of medications; increasing pan-Canadian data collection and...more

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Launch of pCPA temporary access process

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On April 5, 2024, the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) announced that it was ready to accept drugs through the pCPA Temporary Access Process (pTAP) (see our previous article regarding the consultation)....more

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Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.: Court of Appeal Confirms No Compensation for Risk “In the Air”

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In Palmer v. Teva Canada Limited, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the lower court’s decision to deny certification of a proposed product liability class action seeking damages for the alleged increased risk of being...more

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What Lies Ahead, We Have No Way of Knowing: FDA Authorizes Florida’s Drug Importation Program

A recent development with the Food and Drug Administration made us think of a song lyric from Florida native and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Tom Petty, “What lies ahead, [we] have no way of knowing.” As a kick-off to 2024,...more

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U.S. FDA authorizes Florida plan to import drugs in bulk from Canada

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A proposed program by the state of Florida to import certain prescription drugs from Canada has received the approval of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA news release on January 5, 2024....more

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FDA Approves Florida’s Section 804 Importation Program for Importation of Canadian Pharmaceuticals

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On January 5, 2024 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its approval of the State of Florida’s proposal to import certain prescription drugs from Canada under the Section 804 Importation Program (SIP). This approval...more

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FDA Authorizes Florida’s Drug Importation Program

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On Jan. 5, the FDA authorized Florida’s Section 804 Implementation program (SIP), making Florida the first state to secure such approval. Generally, there are three pathways to importing a prescription drug into the United...more

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PMPRB publishes scoping paper for consultation on guidelines, and invites stakeholder feedback

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As we have previously reported, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) announced that it will launch the first phase of consultations on new guidelines. On November 10, 2023, the PMPRB published its Scoping Paper...more

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CADTH time-limited recommendation category to enhance earlier access to promising new drugs

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On September 28, 2023, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) introduced the time-limited reimbursement recommendation category, which aims to provide early access to promising new drugs that target...more

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Office of Parliamentary Budget Officer reports on Pharmacare cost estimate

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In June 2019, the Minister of Health tabled a report, A Prescription for Canada: Achieving Pharmacare for All, recommending that Canada implement universal, single-payer, public pharmacare (Pharmacare). On October 12, 2023,...more

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Developments in time-limited pharmaceutical market access: pCPA Temporary Access Process

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As previously reported, in the spring, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) consulted on a process for time-limited reimbursement recommendations. The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA)...more

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Minister of Health releases statement on drug and other health product shortages

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On June 5, 2023, the Minister of Health released a statement on drug and other health product shortages, providing an update on actions being taken aimed at minimizing shortages and their impacts. ...more

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Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSP)

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On May 12, 2023, Health Canada announced the fifth version of the Guidance Document: Certificates of Supplementary Protection. The changes are described as being made to reflect current administrative practices, and to...more

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CADTH consultation on time-limited reimbursement initiative, and IMC report on what Canada can learn from Europe

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The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) has released a consultation document for a Proposed Process for Time-limited Reimbursement Recommendations. The time-limited reimbursement recommendations would...more

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New Division 11 of the Food and Drug Regulations: Public or Canadian Armed Forces Health Emergencies - Drugs for Immediate Use or...

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Update: Health Canada has prepared an overview of its special access programs, and has finalized the Guidance Document: Sale of Drugs - Public or Canadian Armed Forces Health Emergencies. On February 15, 2023, Regulations...more

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Minister of Health announces National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases

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On March 22, 2023, the Minister of Health announced the first-ever National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases. This strategy includes $1.5 billion invested to “increase access to, and affordability of, effective drugs for...more

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Update on biosimilars in Canada – March 2023

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In this article, we provide a further update on developments regarding biosimilars in Canada (approvals, pending submissions, litigation, regulatory, market access and competition) since our last update in June 2022....more

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Top 10 patent and regulatory things you need to know when bringing a biopharma product to Canada

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Canada is an attractive market for pharmaceutical manufacturers. While universal healthcare does not currently extend to drugs in an outpatient setting, most Canadian consumers have some form of drug coverage through...more

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Health Care & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - September 2022

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Inflation Reduction Act: Stakeholders and commentators continue to review H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), which became law on Aug. 16, 2022. Republican leaders on the House Energy & Commerce and...more

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No Harm, No Class Action (Again): Ontario Superior Court Refuses to Certify Risk of Cancer Claim

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In the recent decision of Palmer v Teva Canada Ltd., Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court dismissed the plaintiff's motion to certify a class action against manufacturers of the anti-hypertensive drug valsartan. The...more

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FDA Issues Guidance on Importing Drugs from Canada

On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance document intended to help pharmacists and wholesale drug distributors understand and comply with its final rule regarding the import of certain...more

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Two health advertising updates – PAAB and Meta (Facebook)

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1. PAAB’s Accelerated Review Options - In July 2022, the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB) will launch four Accelerated Review Options (ARO) to its standard pre-clearance pathway, covering a range of...more

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