Roche announced on Thursday, August 29, that Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with Abraxane (protein-bound paclitaxel) had been approved in Europe for patients with PD-L1-positive, metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The Tecentriq combination marks the first cancer immunotherapy regimen to be available in…
On 1st August 2019, Italy’s State-Regions Conference approved a decree to reform the pharmaceutical pricing system of the country. A press release issued by the Ministry of Health states that the ‘Price Decree’ changes the procedures for the negotiation of the price…
President Trump’s administration has proposed to create an International Pricing Index (IPI) model for Medicare Plan B, which could bring international reference pricing (IRP) to the United States. The proposed change would apply to physician-administered therapies (covered by Medicare Part B) but not…
Earlier this month, the Government of Canada announced the final amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations which estimates to save Canadians around $13 billion in the next decade and lay the foundation for National Pharmacare. The most significant reform to the regulations since…
