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Reimbursement recommendations for new medicines in Canada: current trends in an uncertain era
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The impact of innovative medicines on healthcare costs in Canada 1990 to 2024: $20 billion cumulative annual variation in spending on patent drugs saved $70 billion in overall public healthcare expenditure.
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From strategy to scale: a framework for operationalizing and evaluating dementia care coordination in Canada
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Reimbursement recommendations for new medicines in Canada: current trends in an uncertain era
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Canada’s medication spending has been relatively low; may need to be reconsidered because of US “most-favored nation” pharma pricing policy
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Does Canada pay its fair share of the global cost of pharmaceutical innovation?
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The Economic Burden of Seasonal Influenza in Quebec: Updated Estimates and Policy Implications
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Bulk purchasing for innovative pharmaceuticals – proceed with caution
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Net direct expenditure on patented medicines by public drug plans in 10 Canadian provinces in 2023
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Documenting Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Coverage Across Canada
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Judicial perspectives on the use of class action litigation as a tool for health policy change
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Access to new drugs on public formularies in 10 Canadian provinces 2019 to 2024
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The impact of pharmaceutical innovation on mortality and hospital utilization in Canada, 2000–2022
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Lessons from Abroad for Canada’s National Dementia Strategy: Actions for Implementation
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Insights and Opportunities into the State of Precision Oncology in Atlantic Canada Report
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Better Canadian Health Care Access and Outcomes Requires Moving Toward a Combined Salaried Public and Selected Private Physician Remuneration Model
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State importation programs are unrealistic: diverting prescription drugs to American consumers would rapidly deplete the Canadian drug supply
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Government development of ‘made-in-Canada’ CAR-T cell immunotherapies: assessing cost, risk, access, and alternatives
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Identifying Spasticity Treatment Gaps in Long-term Care and Community Settings from Ontario Real-world Evidence
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Community Trust and Public Health Compliance: COVID-19 Experiences in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Benefit of expedited regulatory approval for oncology drugs eliminated by slow reimbursement reviews and price negotiations
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Exploring the Ethics of Paediatric Surgical Prioritization in Canada: A Survey of Existing Institutional Guidance
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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number and characteristics of public drug program beneficiaries in Ontario, Canada
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A Growing Problem: Is Canada’s Healthcare System Keeping Up with Newcomers?
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A Canadian Healthcare Policy Framework for Clinical Care at the End and the Beginning of Life: Prioritization, Human Resource Management, and Remuneration Models
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Public v private insurance coverage for new drugs in Canada, 2018-2023, 7th Edition
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Waiting for new medicines in Canada, Europe, and the United States 2018-2023
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Patented Medicines Expenditure in Canada 1990–2022 8TH Edition
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Alberta’s research priorities to advance organ donation and transplantation: an ecosystem-based and consensus-driven approach to strategic research planning.
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Physician Pay Inequity: Time to Act?
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Canadian public payer best practices for providing timely patient access to cancer therapies
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Adapting the Safe Consumption Site Model for Patient-Procured MDMA
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The Supply of Primary Care Physicians in Alberta 2018-2022 – A Dire Description
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Toward a Policy Framework to Improve the Health Care of Homeless Individuals
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Evaluation of the PMPRB regulatory performance on price review for new patented drugs in Canada, 2008-2021
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Herceptin® treatments in hospital and at CLSCs for breast cancer patients in Quebec: comparative analysis of costs and care trajectories.
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Traitements d’Herceptin© à l’hôpital et en CLSC pour les patientes atteintes de cancer du sein au Québec: analyse comparative des coûts et des trajectoires de soins.
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New cancer drugs in Canada 2012 to 2021: an economic analysis of cost, benefit, availability, and public insurance coverage.
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Economic burden of cardiomyopathy in Canada 2018 to 2021: opportunity for cost avoidance through pharmaceutical innovation.
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Policy approaches for increasing participation with personal health information and data sharing (HIDS)
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An Evaluation of Access and Policy Initiatives for Breast Cancer Screening in Ontario
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Toward a Policy Framework for Sustainable Rural Obstetrics and Surgical Care in Canada
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Canada falls behind in new drug submissions compared with the United States and Europe
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QALYs and Value Assessment
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Healthcare’s search for “wellness”: How bioethics reduces burnout among health professionals
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Projected Ontario budget savings from reduced long-term care utilization due to a disease-modifying Alzheimer’s treatment
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Integration within Long-Term Care: A Comparative Analysis of Nova Scotia and British Columbia
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Effect of amended Patented Medicine Regulations on industry decisions to launch new drugs in Canada
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Opportunities to improve health care processes and services outcomes in Canada
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Patented Medicines Expenditure in Canada 1990–2020 7th Edition
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Patent term erosion and the availability of new medicines in Canada 2000-2022
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Liability issues for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care as a home assistance tool
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Waiting for new medicines in Canada, Europe and the United States 2016-2021
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Access to new medicines in Canada 2016-2021: Federal-provincial public drug programs and private sector drug plans
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The PMPRB: Where Are We Now and What’s Next?
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Bringing value to healthcare through ambulatory services
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Analysis of interventions addressing the nutrition status of seniors in Ontario
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A Dollar a Day May Keep the Doctor Away: Putting Spending on Food and Healthcare on a Scale
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Pharmacy scope of practice and access to Opioid Agonist Therapies (OAT) in Canada after COVID-19
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Champ d’exercice de la pharmacie et accès aux traitements par agonistes opioïdes (TAO) au Canada après la COVID-19
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Why would Canada have the longest wait times for an Alzheimer’s treatment among the G7 countries?
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Rogue Regulator: PMPRB’s false narrative is driving dangerous drug price controls
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Availability and Accessibility of Essential Drugs for Rare Disorders in Canada
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Canada’s COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement Strategy: Comparisons with the United Kingdom and Israel
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Prix des médicaments brevetés au Canada et dans 13 autres pays
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Prices for Patented Medicines in Canada and 13 Other Countries
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Home-Based Management of Chronic Diseases
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Community Characteristics and MAiD Uptake in Ontario
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Oversight of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada
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A Novel Emergency Operating Room Scheduling Software Promotes Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness
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Development of the Patient and Public Involvement Questionnaire for Canadian Formulary Committees
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Death Denied or Death Delayed? Outcomes among Nova Scotia patients deemed ineligible for MAiD
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Harassment Reporting Mechanisms for Physicians and Medical Trainees in Alberta
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Advance Requests for MAiD in Dementia: Survey of Canadian Public and MAiD Practitioners
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Patented Medicines Expenditure in Canada 1990-2019
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Modernizing Canadian Pharmacists’ Scope of Practice for Controlled Drugs and Substances
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Essais cliniques au Canada: signes inquiétants persistent malgré la réponse superficielle du CEPMB
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Clinical Trials in Canada: Worrying Signs Remain Despite PMPRB’s Superficial Response
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National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases should Prioritize Patients not Cost Containment
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Health Technology Assessment Standards and Practices: How Does Canada Compare with Other Countries?
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Clinical Trials in Canada: Worrying Signs that PMPRB Changes will Impact Research Investment
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Essais cliniques au Canada: des signes inquiétants que l’incertitude liée aux changements du CEPMB affectera les investissements en recherche
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Patented Medicines Expenditure in Canada 1990-2018
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Canada’s Vaccine Development Capacity and the Federal Government’s Management of COVID-19
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E-Mental Health Services and Unmet Needs of Canadians
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Universal public funding for dental care in Canada: problems, policies, and politics.
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Ensuring early access to a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
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Vaccines policy in Canada: International and Domestic Comparisons.
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Career Options and Professional Integration of Internationally Trained Physicians in Canada.
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Evidence that regulating pharmaceutical prices negatively affects R&D and access to new medicines.
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COVID-19 Economic Costs and the Implicit Value of a Life-Year in Canada
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Did the PMPRB censor CHPI’s Submission to its Draft Guidelines Consultation?
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Clinical Trials in Canada Decrease: A Sign of Uncertainty Regarding Changes to the PMPRB?
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A Socio-Psychological Perspective on Flattening the COVID-19 Curve.
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Patented Medicines Costs of Private Insurers: PMPRB Implications.
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Fewer new drug approvals in Canada: early indication of unintended consequences from new PMPRB regs?
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New Patented Medicine Regulations in Canada: Updated Case Study. (EN/FR)
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Nouvelle réglementation sur les médicaments brevetés au Canada: Étude de cas mise à jour.
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New drug submissions in the United States and Canada 2014-2019: trends and policy implications.
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The costs of Immunoglobulin treatment in hospital and in the home in Quebec
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New pathways for U.S. importation threaten Canadian prescription drug supply
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Preventive care of the future? Economic analysis of cardiovascular risk management.
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Coverage of new medicines in Federal-Provincial public drug plans in Canada 2009-2018
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Coverage of new medicines in private versus public drug plans in Canada 2009-2018
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Potential impact of U.S. demand on the Canadian supply of 46 prescription drugs.
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Clinical Duty to Recontact in Genetic Testing: Insights from the Safety-Related Duty to Recall
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Patented drug prices and clinical trials in 31 OECD countries 2017: implications for Canada’s PMPRB.
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HTA and public coverage of new mental health drugs in Quebec and Canada.
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Medical resources and spending across provincial healthcare systems in Canada.
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Medical Resources in Canada and OECD countries. 2019 Edition.000
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Close the Gaps: Patient Benefits and Taxpayer Costs of 3 Pharmacare Options
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Evidence that innovative medicines improve health and economic outcomes: focused literature review.
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Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance negotiations 2014-2018
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Out-of-pocket prescription drug costs: What are the implications for National Pharmacare?
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Taxpayer Cost of National Pharmacare: Disputing the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Estimate
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Coverage of new medicines in Federal-Provincial public drug plans in Canada 2008-2017
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Coverage of new medicines in public versus private drug plans in Canada 2008-2017
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New Patented Medicine Regulations in Canada: Case Study of a Manufacturer’s Decision-Making
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Prescription drug plan coverage 2016: how many Canadians were insured, under-insured or uninsured?
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Comparing expert representation on HTA advisory committees in Canada, the UK and Australia
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Facts about the cost of patented drugs in Canada: 2018 Edition.
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Consequences of over-regulating the prices of new drugs in Canada
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Medical devices spending in Canada 2013-2017
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Does Canada need a Patented Medicine Prices Review Board?
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Societal cost savings from abuse deterrent formulations for prescription opioids in Canada
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HTA decisions and access to mental health treatments in Canada’s public drug plans
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The fiscal burden of provincial government health spending across Canada
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Hospital spending across Canada’s Provinces, 1990-2014
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Costs without benefits for patients? Non-medical spending in Canada’s public health system
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Les gouvernements pourraient économiser 5 milliards de dollars par année
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Cost of physicians across Canada: 2016 Report
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How long do new patented medicines have market exclusivity in Canada’s public drug plans?
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Governments could save $5 billion annually by allowing user charges for physician services in Canada
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Economic evaluations in health technology assessments: what more can be done?
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Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance: another hurdle for Canadian patients to access new drugs?
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Spending on patented drugs in Canada 1990 to 2014.
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Coverage for new medicines in public versus private drug plans in Canada.
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Fewer treatment options for patients if Canada adopts New Zealand’s prescription drug policies.
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Economic cost of delayed access to 14 new cancer medicines in Canada’s public drug plans.
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Including off-label drug indications in HTA jeopardizes patient health and discourages innovation
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Medical Resource Availability in Canada and 34 OECD countries: 2016 Annual Report
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Medical devices and health care costs in Canada and 74 other countries, 2010 to 2015
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Medical Resource Availability in Canada’s Provinces: 2016 Annual Report
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Pharmacare: what are the costs for patients and taxpayers?
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Are cost-effectiveness rules in public drug plans denying coverage to Canadians with rare disorders?
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Impact of improved data protection on health costs in Canada and Japan: lessons for the TPP.
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Medical devices and health care costs in Canada and 71 other countries. 2015 Annual Report.
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Economic value of the utility-expansion for new cancer drugs approved in Canada from 2004 to 2014.
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Pharma Funding for Patient Advocacy: Unethical or a Necessity?
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Coverage for new medicines in Canada’s public drug plans, 2015.
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Challenging drug safety alarmism with facts.
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Private versus public drug coverage in Canada. 2014 Annual Report.
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Private health insurance costs in Canada.
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Canada’s lagging healthcare productivity: Lost efficiencies and missed economic opportunities.
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Comparing access to new drugs in Canada’s public drug plans. 2014 Annual Report.
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Medical devices and healthcare costs in Canada and 66 other countries. 2014 Annual Report.
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Do faster drug approvals increase safety risks? Evidence from Canada and Europe 2003-2012.
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Spending on Patented Drugs in Canada. 2014 Annual Report.
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Private insurance spending on drugs, dental and vision care in Canada, 1990 to 2010.
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Spending on patented drugs in Canada. 2013 Annual Report.
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Comparing access to new medicines by therapeutic class in public and private sector plans in Canada.
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Comparing access to new drugs in Canada’s public and private sector drug plans. 2013 Annual Report.
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Medical devices and healthcare costs in Canada and 65 other countries 2006-2011.
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Les coûts potentiels découlant de la substitution thérapeutique des médicaments au Québec.
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Potential costs from therapeutic substitution of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs in Quebec.
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Adverse drug reactions in Canada: facts v. urban myths.
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No link between faster drug approvals, regulatory safety warnings, drug withdrawals in Canada & USA.
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Drugs and the public cost of healthcare in Canada.
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Complexity and costs of assessing real-world effectiveness of new drugs.
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Net societal economic impact in Canada from withholding regulatory approval for generic OxyContin®
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