What is CADTH common drug review?

The Common Drug Review (CDR), at the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), is a pan-Canadian process for conducting objective, rigorous reviews of the clinical, cost-effectiveness, and patient evidence for drugs.

How long is CADTH review?

A total of 35 business days is provided for preparing and submitting patient input. All patient input received by CADTH for the drug under review is collated and summarized by CADTH.

What is a reimbursement review?

CADTH reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well as patient and clinician perspectives, of a drug or drug class.

What is pCODR?

The pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) was established by the provincial and territorial Ministries of Health to assess the clinical evidence and cost effectiveness of cancer drugs and to use this information to make recommendations to the provinces and territories to guide their drug funding decisions.

What does CADTH stand for?

Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
CADTH. Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. An independent, not-for-profit organization responsible for providing Canada’s health care decision-makers with objective evidence to help make informed decisions about the optimal use of drugs and medical devices in our health care system.

How are drugs reviewed in Canada?

Before a drug product is authorized for sale in Canada the drug manufacturer must submit scientific evidence of the product’s safety, efficacy and quality to Health Canada for review and approval. The federal review process can take between one and two years, depending on the nature of the product.

Is pCODR part of Cadth?

The CADTH pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) brings consistency and clarity to the assessment of drugs in Canada. pCODR reviews clinical, economic, and patient evidence, and uses this information to make non-binding recommendations to Canada’s public drug plans to support their drug funding decisions.

Which body provides an official recommendation on cost effectiveness of a new drug to the Canadian provinces?

The pCODR process brings consistency and clarity to the assessment of cancer drugs by reviewing clinical evidence, cost-effectiveness, and patient perspectives, and using this information to make recommendations to Canada’s provinces and territories (except Quebec) in guiding their drug funding decisions.

Is CADTH a government agency?

Is CADTH a government agency? No, CADTH is an independent, not-for-profit organization established in 1989 by the federal, provincial, and territorial governments.

Who funds CADTH?

CADTH is accountable to the federal, provincial, and territorial (F/P/T) Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health (CDM) through the CADTH Board of Directors. Core funding is provided through financial contributions from Canada’s F/P/T governments (except Quebec).

Does Health Canada approve drugs?

Does Health Canada follow FDA?

Health Canada is the federal body that regulates the drug approval process under the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) and its regulations (FDR), its related policies and guidance.