Strategizing health technology assessment for containment of cancer drug costs in a universal health care system: Case of the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review

被引:3
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作者
Niraula, Saroj [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manitoba, Sect Haematol Oncol, Dept Internal Med, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[2] CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
关键词
cancer; drug approval; drug regulation; pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR); universal health; CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST; SOCIETY; BENEFIT;
D O I
10.1002/cncr.32209
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
A universal health care system has been a source of both identity and pride for Canadians for the last 6 decades. Currently, Canada actively negotiates the prices of cancer drugs but is not immune to their overwhelming financial toxicities. Prices of cancer drugs are set to ensure maximal profit based on what the market will bear rather than by the value they offer or solely because of the cost of research and development, as often is claimed by the manufacturers. The pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) is mandated to provide funding recommendations to Canada's provinces and territories. For the most part, the pCODR has been crucial in assessing the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of new drugs in the Canadian context but it could assist more in safeguarding payers against extreme drug costs. Herein, the author suggests a few strategies by which national efforts such as the pCODR and its partners can help Canada to become a leader in facilitating value-based sustainable cancer care.
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页码:3100 / 3103
页数:4
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