Takeaways: Rhapsido gives Canadian clinicians a first-in-class, oral BTK inhibitor option for CSU patients who are still symptomatic on H1 antihistamines, adding a targeted,...
Takeaways: Aspen-Semaglutide’s approval introduces the generic Ozempic-equivalent into Canada’s GLP‑1 space, setting up price competition and broader access in type 2 diabetes once API supply co...
Takeaways: The licensing of Alethia CMV gives Meridian a saliva-based, rapid molecular test for congenital CMV that can be deployed in the hours after birth, shifting detection from delayed or i...
Takeaways Health Canada’s approval of Novartis’ Vanrafia (atrasentan) creates Canada’s first endothelin receptor antagonist–based therapy specifically for IgA nephropathy, giving clini...
Takeaways Dexcom G7 15 Day’s Health Canada authorization sets up a step-change in CGM economics and adoption once launched, by extending wear to 15.5 days and offering top-tier accuracy and dire...
Takeaways The Canadian NOC formally moves Scenesse from special‑access cases to on‑label, publicly or privately reimbursed treatment for erythropoietic protoporphyria, e...
Takeaways The Teva Canada–Samsung Bioepis deal makes Opuviz (aflibercept biosimilar to Eylea) a commercially available, lower‑cost alternative in Canada’s wet AMD, DME, and retinal vein occlusio...
Takeaways Sobi’s Empaveli is now positioned to move from import‑only, limited‑access status into publicly funded, pan‑Canadian treatment for C3 glomerulopathy and primary IC‑MPGN, one ...
Takeaways: Lilly now offers Canadian pediatric endocrinologists a once‑weekly injectable that addresses both glycemic control and weight – two core drivers of aggressiv...
Takeaways: The Canadian approval of Besremi gives PharmaEssentia a new, targeted therapy in the chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm space, expanding its hematology/oncology footprint beyond Taiw...
