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ARTICLE · 27 DECEMBER 2021

PMPRB Update: New Consultation On PMPRB Guidelines, Including Revised International Price Tests

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On December 17, 2021, the Board indicated it decided not to proceed with the changes proposed on July 15, 2021.

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Update: On October 28, 2021, the PMPRB provided an update on this consultation, announcing that patentees will have at least two reporting periods to comply with any forthcoming changes to either the current Guidelines or the new Guidelines that were published in October of 2020. On December 17, 2021, the Board indicated it decided not to proceed with the changes proposed on July 15, 2021.

On July 15, 2021, the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) announced a consultation on proposed changes to the new Guidelines (which, like the amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations, are now slated to come into effect on January 1, 2022  (see our article here)):

  • Definition of Gap medicine:  The PMPRB has proposed to revise the definition of Gap medicine to align with the further delay in the coming-into-force of the amendments. Under the new definition, Gap medicines would be medicines for which a Drug Identification Number (DIN) was assigned on

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