6.2 Prescription Drugs: the Drug Approval Process

Please watch this video on the Canadian Drug Approval Process

Canadian Drug Approval Process. by Drug Access. How drugs become approved for use in Canada. ⁽¹⁾

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Canadian Drug Approval Process

1.  Health Canada (approved for a Drug Identification Number) – can take 6 months to 2 years
2. Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) & pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) – takes several months
3. The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) – several months for approval
4. Provinces & Territories – takes a few months – 1+ years

Please watch this movie on Approval and Public Listing of Drugs in Canada – The Common Drug Review

Approval and Public Listing of Drugs in Canada – The Common Drug Review. By CTAC TALKS. This short yet detailed account of how drugs become available in the Canadian Market place is a helpful crash course in understanding Canada’s very complex drug approvals mechanisms.⁽²⁾

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To report an adverse reaction or side effect from a drug or health product, go to the MedEffect Canada Web site.

Please watch the following video to learn more about complications with clinical trials

W5: The Forgotten Thalidomide Children. By Official W5. While the Canadian government compensated most victims of an approved drug in the 60’s called Thalidomide, those who cannot prove their mothers took it are being left out. The deformities the drug caused are now making life even more difficult as the victim’s age⁽³⁾

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