pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA): Negotiation Status Update
The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance Office (pCPAO) updated the status of negotiations on brand name drugs as of February 28, 2017.
- There are currently 33 negotiations underway with one new file – Eylea (aflibercept) was added since the last update on January 31, 2017.
- There have been 142 joint negotiations completed with 8 files successfully negotiated since the last update of January 31, 2017:
- Daklinza (daclatasvir): Used to treat chronic Hepatitis C infection
- Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir): Used to treat chronic Hepatitis C infection
- Harvoni (sofosbuvir/ledipsavir)* (second letter of intent): Used to treat chronic Hepatitis C infection
- Plegridy (PegIFN beta-1a): Used to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)
- Sovaldi (sofosbuvir)* (second letter of intent): Used to treat chronic Hepatitis C infection
- Sunvepra (asunaprevir): Used to treat chronic Hepatitis C infection
- Technivie (ombitasvir/ paritaprevir/ ritonavir): Used for the treatment of Hepatitis C (genotype 4)
- Zepatier (elbasvir grazoprevir): Used for the treatment of Hepatitis C (genotype 1, 4)
- There continues to be 49 drug products for which the pCPA has decided not to negotiate collectively or individually at the provincial-territorial level as of February 28, 2017.
- There remains 13 negotiations for brand name drug products that have been recommended by the pCPA to be considered by each Province/Territory individually with no new files added since the last update of February 28, 2017.
Please visit the pCPA website for more information.
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