Drug management – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Critics calling for further delay of new drug pricing regulations https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/critics-calling-for-further-delay-of-new-drug-pricing-regulations/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110542 Critics of a major drug price overhaul hope a fresh federal cabinet will put a temporary stop to the new regulations set to take effect in January. The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board is set to change the way it sets a price cap on medicines in Canada in an effort to lower excessively expensive drug costs. […]

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]]> Health Canada delaying new drug pricing regulations another six months https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/health-canada-delaying-new-drug-pricing-regulations-another-six-months/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:15:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=103202 For the third time in a row, the federal government is delaying long-awaited changes to Canada’s drug pricing regime for a further six months. In an effort to give pharmaceutical companies more time to prepare for the impending changes, Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced Tuesday the regulations changing how the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board […]

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]]> Empire Life offering opioid management solution to plan members https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/empire-life-offering-opioid-management-solution-to-plan-members/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98005 The Empire Life Insurance Co. is adding opioid management solution to its pay-direct drug benefit plans. Alongside the coronavirus pandemic, another public-health issue has worsened during these tumultuous times. Between July and September 2020 there were 1,705 apparent opioid toxicity deaths, according to the Government of Canada. This stat represents the highest quarterly count since […]

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