MORSE Consulting is pleased to release a new report by Stephen Filbey of WestPAR Consulting, one of its strategic partners, entitled A Pharma industry Perspective/Opinion on British Columbia’s 2019 Budget. The NDP Government of BC, under the first non-majority legislature since 1952, has just released its second budget. With a strong economy, balanced operating budget, and an estimated $340 million in surplus over the next year, the NDP under the…
On November 27, 2018 the BC Ministry of Health changed coverage of glatiramer products, GLATECTâ„¢ and COPAXONE®, which demonstrates a shift from previous public drug plan approaches for funding of subsequent entry products (biosimilars) for chronic diseases. Background GLATECTâ„¢ is the first subsequent entry glatiramer-based treatment available for reimbursement for RRMS in Canada – i.e. a follow on product to Copaxone®. It is classifed as a non-biological complex…