PMPRB Patented Medicines Prices Review

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB). 2004. Annual Report 03. Ottawa PMPRB. Pecoul, B., P. Chirac, P. Trouiller and J. Pinel. 1999. Access to Essential Drugs in Poor Countries ... [Pg.23]

Patented Medicine Prices Review http //www.pmprb-cepmb.gc.ca/... [Pg.317]

Canada created the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) in 1987 to guarantee that pharmaceutical products would not have excessive prices in Canada. The board reviews prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC) prices and publishes annual guidelines for manufacturers. Compliance with PMPRB guidelines is voluntary however, since 1993, the board has the authority to reduce excessive prices and return the excess amount to the government, and to punish the manufacturer. [Pg.1978]

The new law also created an independent quasi-judicial body, the Patented Medicines Pricing Review Board (PMPRB), whose main charge is to ensure prices of patented medicines are not excessive. The PMPRB does not set or approve prices it monitors manufacturers prices, evaluates whether those prices are excessive, and... [Pg.254]

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