While PhRMA raises multiple points about Canada's approach #IP and market authorization, the crux of their stated concerns comes down to this:

In fact, the links to its past decisions etc seem to have been wiped from PMPRB's site (screenshot below). Perhaps as part of a transition to a new page which also doesn't seem to have any links to past orders and decisions, only voluntary undertakings (link below):

www.canada.ca/en/patented-...

The only thing is that the PMPRB hasn't had a hearing in quite some time. And if you go to their site, you'll see there are 'no matters' pending before the Board:

www.canada.ca/en/patented-...

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Buried in an Annex to yesterday's federal budget was a very curious statement about the #PMPRB, Canada's drug pricing regulator.

In order to cut costs by 15% (as almost all federal agencies have been mandated to do), the Board would 'modernise its hearings':

budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...

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Live in the Halifax area but concerned about global health?

This talk on Thursday featuring @stephanienolen.bsky.social is NOT to be missed!

Just shy of 3 years ago the BC gov settled its case against #PurduePharma. In addition to the $ secured, "additional benefits" in the form of "access to information + documents" were promised to be made public.

Has any of that info ever emerged? Asking for a friend

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Yuanquiong Hu from @msf.ca access walking us through the long road to Ebola therapeutics, detailing how publicly funded science came to be privately controlled.

Andy Hill breaking down, with gut wrenching clarity, the difference between the price (charged by big pharma) & (far lower) cost of making medicines @itpc.bsky.social

TOMORROW - @dalhji.bsky.social Seminar Series with Yael Cannon from @georgetownlaw.bsky.social | Don't miss it!