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Generic drug industry agrees to cut prices up to 40% in 5-year deal with provinces March 14 2018
Canada's generic drug industry has agreed to cut prices 25% to 40% for provincial/public drug plans, in exchange for suspending open tenders for five years.
The deal, announced on January 29, 2018 by the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) – the organization that negotiates group discounts on behalf of Canada's public drug plans – comes less than a year after Quebec threatened to upend the generic-pharmaceutical business by forcing companies to submit bids to become the sole supplier of particular medications.
The price discounts are to start on April 1 and will apply to nearly 70 commonly prescribed generic drugs including those for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and depression.
Près de 70 médicaments génériques seront vendus moins cher au Canada
Une nouvelle entente permettra de réduire le prix de près de 70 des médicaments génériques les plus fréquemment prescrits au Canada, notamment pour traiter l'hypertension, l'hypercholestérolémie et la dépression.
Les prix actuels de ces médicaments génériques seront réduits de 25 à 40 % à compter du 1er avril. En contrepartie, les régimes d'assurance médicaments participants s'engagent à ne pas procéder à des appels d'offres pour une période de cinq ans.
L'entente a été conclue par l'Association canadienne du médicament générique (ACMG) et l'Alliance pancanadienne pharmaceutique (APP), qui regroupe les régimes d'assurance médicaments participants des provinces, des territoires et du gouvernement fédéralRecent Articles
Generic drug industry agrees to cut prices up to 40% in 5-year deal with provinces Posted on March 14, 2018
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