Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) protects and informs Canadian consumers by regulating the prices of patented medicines sold in Canada, and by reporting on pharmaceutical trends.
We are an independent quasi-judicial body that is part of the Health portfolio, and operate at arm’s-length from the Minister of Health.
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We are in the process of moving our services and information to Canada.ca.
Our current Patented Medicine Prices Review Board website will remain available until the move to Canada.ca is complete.
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Amendment to the Interim Guidance re: New Medicines
The PMPRB invites stakeholders to comment on its proposed update to the approach for conducting interim price reviews on new medicines
Meds Pipeline Monitor 2022
The MPM is a horizon scanning report that features a selection of new medicines undergoing clinical evaluation or in pre-registration.
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New patented medicines reported to the PMPRB
Search for new patented medicines reported to the PMPRB.
Regulatory Process
Find information on the PMPRB’s regulatory and investigative process.
Information for patentees
Find information on the PMPRB's statutory reporting requirements, guidance on filing requirements and deadlines, outreach presentations and recorded Webinar sessions, and answers to frequently-asked questions.
Reports and Trends
Find information on key trends in sales and prices of patented medicines, and in pharmaceutical industry investments in research and development.
Voluntary Compliance Undertakings
See what patented medicines have been the subject of a pricing investigation that was resolued through a mutually acceptable pricing agreement between the PMPRB and the patentee.
National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System
NPDUIS is a research initiative jointly conducted by the PMPRB and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
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Legislation
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board operates within the boundaries of various legislation, regulations and guidelines.
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Management
Thomas J. Digby
Chairperson
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Executive Director
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Regulatory Process
The PMPRB is responsible for ensuring the prices that patentees charge for prescription and non-prescription patented medicines sold in Canada to wholesalers, hospitals, pharmacies or others, for human and veterinary use, are not excessive.
NPDUIS Analytical Studies
Every report and publication published by the NPDUIS group.
Consultations
Effective and meaningful stakeholder involvement is essential to enable the PMPRB to fulfil its mandate, deliver programs, launch new initiatives, and build public trust.
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