Use the search bar to search by drug, manufacturer, or indication. You can also filter your search results by drug, manufacturer, or negotiation status.
To learn more about a specific file, click on a drug name. It will open its product card, which includes information about the manufacturer, indication (the approved use of a drug by Health Canada), and negotiation milestones.
There are 6 negotiation statuses, which reflect where the drug file is in the pCPA process:
Under consideration for negotiation
We’re considering the evidence and gathering other information to inform the negotiation approach, including eligibility for expedited negotiation pathways.
Active negotiation
Negotiation activities are underway for the drug, with our negotiation team and the manufacturer meeting regularly.
Concluded with an LOI
Negotiations ended successfully with mutually agreed-upon terms, and these terms are outlined in a letter of intent (LOI).
Concluded without agreement
Negotiating parties couldn’t agree on terms. Negotiations have ended without a pricing agreement for the drug.
Negotiation not pursued
It has been decided, in partnership with our member drug plans, not to engage in a negotiation. Typically, this is because the drug’s health technology (HTA) assessment reimbursement recommendations were negative, or “do not reimburse.” Other reasons, like the manufacturer declining to negotiate or a lack of supply of the drug in Canada, may be reflected in an accompanying status note.
Negotiation on hold
We began negotiation activities for the drug, but they’ve since been paused. An accompanying status note indicates whether the pause was requested by the manufacturer or the pCPA.
Learn more
To learn more about our negotiation processes, or where the pCPA fits into the Canadian drug reimbursement system, consult these pages:
Status:
Negotiations were not pursued
Manufacturer:
AbbVie Corporation
Indication:
Bipolar Disorder
Last updated:
December 16, 2022
Status:
Concluded with an LOI
Manufacturer:
Merck Canada Inc.
Indication:
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), for adjuvant treatment of adult patients, at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions
Last updated:
December 15, 2022
Status:
Concluded with an LOI
Manufacturer:
Merck Canada Inc.
Indication:
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), for adjuvant treatment of adult patients, at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions
Last updated:
December 15, 2022
Status:
Concluded without agreement
Manufacturer:
Alexion Pharma Canada Corp.
Indication:
Myasthenia Gravis
Last updated:
December 12, 2022
Status:
Concluded without agreement
Manufacturer:
Alexion Pharma Canada Corp.
Indication:
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
Last updated:
December 12, 2022
Status:
Concluded with an LOI
Manufacturer:
UCB Canada Inc.
Indication:
Psoriasis, moderate to severe plaque
Last updated:
December 9, 2022
Status:
Concluded with an LOI
Manufacturer:
Pfizer Canada ULC
Indication:
Growth hormone deficiency
Last updated:
November 28, 2022
Status:
Concluded with an LOI
Manufacturer:
Seagen Canada Inc.
Indication:
Unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer in adult patients who have previously received a platinum-containing chemotherapy and programmed death receptor-1 or programmed death-ligand 1 inhibitor therapy
Last updated:
November 28, 2022
Status:
Concluded with an LOI
Manufacturer:
Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
Indication:
Migraine, prevention
Last updated:
November 22, 2022
Status:
Negotiations were not pursued
Manufacturer:
Biogen Canada Inc.
Indication:
Spinal Muscular Atrophy in adult patients over 18 years of age
Last updated:
November 14, 2022