pCODR recommends the funding of dabrafenib mesylate (Tafinlar) for patients with malignant melanoma

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CADTH lecture series – Choosing wisely Canada: evidence-based medicine and changing the Canadian health care environment

CADTH is hosting a series of lectures by prominent scholars and opinion leaders to share their perspectives on some of ...

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Simplified Price Disclosure

The Simplified Price Disclosure page has been updated. The page now includes an explanation of the steps for the price disclosure calculation ...

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Agenda for 11 June 2014 Transparency Commission meeting

The agenda for the 11 June 2014 Transparency Commission meeting is now available.  The Commission will examine the following health ...

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2015 CADTH symposium abstract submission deadline extended

The deadline for submitting abstracts for panels, oral presentations and poster for the 2015 CADTH Symposium (TCU Place, Saskatoon – ...

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Novel Rosacea treatment approved by Health Canada for adult patients

Galderma Canada Inc. today announced the Health Canada approval of Rosiver (ivermectin) cream 1%, a once-daily topical treatment for inflammatory ...

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Decline in placebo-controlled trial results suggests new directions for comparative effectiveness research

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IQWiG publishes new version of its General Methods [German]

The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has completed the first step of the revision of its ...
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NICE gives green light to treatment for wet AMD in final draft guidance

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Proposal to widen access to tocilizumab for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in DHB hospitals

PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to tocilizumab in DHB hospitals from 1 January 2015 for ...

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Provinces to cover costs of cystic fibrosis drug

Alberta’s health minister has reached a tentative deal that will allow provinces to cover the costs of an expensive cystic ...

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How much should the NHS pay for a QALY?

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Government slams big drug companies for pushing costly cancer drugs with limited benefits

Big drug companies have come under fire from the Federal Government for pushing expensive cancer medications that have limited benefit. ...

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NICE recommends Vargatef (nintedanib) in combination with docetaxel as an option for patients with non-small cell lung cancer of adenocarcinoma histology within its licensed indication

Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that following a review by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the ...

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Breast cancer drug costing tens of thousands of pounds more than other treatments 'unaffordable' for NHS

A breast cancer treatment that can cost more than £90,000 per patient is not effective enough to justify the price ...

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