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Drug PricingCanadian HealthcarePharmacare
Drug Spending in Canada Hits $44 Billion: The Case for Pharmacare
Canada spends more on prescription drugs per capita than nearly every other country with universal healthcare, yet it remains one of the few that does not include outpatient medications in its public cov
PlusVirtual TeamApr 14, 2025
4 min21913
PharmacareCanadian HealthcareDrug Coverage
Canada Passes the Pharmacare Act: What It Actually Means
On October 10, 2024, Canada's Pharmacare Act received Royal Assent and came into force immediately. It is the first federal legislation specifically designed to move Canada toward universal drug covera
PlusVirtual TeamOct 14, 2024
4 min15710
BiosimilarsCanadian HealthcareDrug Policy
All Canadian Provinces Now Require Biosimilar Switching
On August 1, 2024, Manitoba became the last Canadian province to implement a biosimilar transition policy for its public drug plan. With this move, all ten provinces now require patients using certain o
PlusVirtual TeamAug 19, 2024
4 min19722
Canadian HealthcareDrug PolicyCDA-AMC
Canada's Drug Agency Gets a New Name: CADTH Becomes CDA-AMC
As of May 1, 2024, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) officially became CDA-AMC, the Canada Drug Agency or Agence des medicaments du Canada. The rebranding is more than a
PlusVirtual TeamMay 20, 2024
3 min16714