Thursday, 15 January 2015

2014 in review – CADTH

Michael Wonder - January 2015

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The Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) issued 30 Final Recommendations for medicines under the Common Drug Review (CDR) process in 2014; these are summarised below.
  • Some of these recommendations were for the same medicine for the same disease (e.g. ingenol mebutate), the same medicine for different diseases (e.g. botulinum toxin type A for migraine and overactive bladder) or the same medicine in different formulations (e.g. aripiprazole tablets (Abilify) and injection (Abilify Maintena)
  • 19 were recommended with criteria/condition, three were recommended but only at a lower price and eight were rejected outright

Final recommendations issued by the CDEC in 2014
Month
Medicine
Disease/condition
Sponsor
CADTH outcome
January
Ingenol mebutate (Picato)
Actinic keratosis
Leo
Do not list
February
Nil



March
Tocilizumab (Actemra)
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Roche
List with criteria/condition
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto)
Venous thromboembolism
Bayer
List with criteria/condition
Golimumab (Simponi)
Ulcerative colitis
Janssen-Cilag
Do not list at the submitted price
April
Aclidinium bromide (Tudorza Genuair)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Almirall
List with criteria/condition
Eplerenone (Inspra)
Heart failure
Pfizer
Do not list at the submitted price
May
Rotigotine (Neupro)
Parkinson’s disease
UCB
Do not list
Botulinum toxin type A (Botox)
Migraine
Allergan
Do not list
June
Simeprevir sodium (Galexos)
Hepatitis C
Janssen-Cilag
List with criteria/condition
Teruflunomide (Aubagio)
Multiple sclerosis
Genzyme
Do not list
Saxagliptin hydrochloride with metformin hydrochloride (Komboglyze)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
BMS
List with criteria/condition
July
Golimumab (Simponi)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Janssen-Cilag
List with criteria/condition
Riociguat (Adempas)
Pulmonary artery hypertension
Bayer
List with criteria/condition
August
Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi)
Hepatitis C
Gilead
List with criteria/condition
Dolutegravir sodium (Tivicay)
HIV infection
ViiV
List with criteria/condition
Fluticasone furoate with vilanterol trifenatate (Breo Ellipta)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
GSK
List with criteria/condition
September
Guanfacine hydrochloride (Intuniv XR)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Shire
Do not list
Grass pollen allergen extract (Grastek)
Allergic rhinitis
MSD
Do not list
October
Stiripentol (Diacomit)
Epilepsy
Biocodex
List with criteria/condition
Aflibercept (Eylea)
Age-related macular degeneration
Bayer
List with criteria/condition
Ustekinumab (Stelara)
Psoriatic arthritis
Janssen-Cilag
Do not list at the submitted price
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Depression
BMS
Do not list
Ingenol mebutate (Picato)
Actinic keratosis
Leo
Do not list
November
Mirabegron (Myrbetriq)
Overactive bladder
Astellas
List with criteria/condition
Botulinum toxin type A (Botox)
Overactive bladder
Allergan
List with criteria/condition
December
Aripiprazole (Abilify Maintena)
Schizophrenia
Lundbeck
List with criteria/condition
Indacaterol maleate with glycopyrronium bromide) Ultibro Breezhaler)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Novartis
List with criteria/condition
Icatibant acetate (Firazyr)
Angioedema
Shire
List with criteria/condition
Ivacaftor (Kalydeco)
Cystic fibrosis
Vertex
List with criteria/condition
Infliximab (Inflectra)
Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis
Hospira
List with criteria/condition

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