Canada’s emerging national systems of pharmacare and public funding for drugs for rare diseases (DRDs) had key developments last week. On December 4, the Minister of Health (Minister) asked Canada’s Drug Agency-L’Agence des médicaments du Canada
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Canada announces its first-ever national strategy for drugs for rare diseases
By Sarah Pennington, Paul Jorgensen & Kristin Wall on
On March 22, 2023, Canada’s federal government announced its first-ever National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases, including an investment of up to $1.5 billion over three years to help increase drug access and affordability.