Coverage of ALS drug approved for patients in B.C.

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A statement from the ministry says negotiations between the drug maker, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance meet B.C.‘s cost mandate of about $120,000 per patient each year

Health Canada approved the use of the drug Radicava, also know as edaravone, in 2018 for the treatment of ALS, the first therapy to be approved for the disease in 20 years.

The ALS Society in B.C. has raised $1-million to further support patients with the disease and the B.C. government has matched the funds.

 

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