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CADTH is pleased to announce the membership of its new Patient and Community Advisory Committee. Learn more about the committee and its members here.
Drug Reimbursement Recommendations
CADTH recently issued the following CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) drug reimbursement recommendations:
- buprenorphine (Sublocade) for opioid use disorder
- cysteamine (Cystadrops) for corneal cystine crystal deposits.
CADTH recently issued the following CADTH pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR) Expert Review Committee (pERC) drug reimbursement recommendations:
- crizotinib (Xalkori) for ROS1-positive advanced non‒small cell lung cancer
- dacomitinib (Vizimpro) for non‒small cell lung cancer
- pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for non-squamous non‒small cell lung cancer
- venetoclax (Venclexta in combo Rituximab) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
CADTH Reports
CADTH recently completed the following reports:
Horizon Scan
Environmental Scan
- Non-Pharmacological Prevention of Pressure Injuries (In Brief available here)
Rapid Response Reports — Drug
- Sugammadex for the Recovery of Neuromuscular Blockade in Adult Patients: Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness - An Update — Reference List
- Smaller Quantity Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Smaller Quantity Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Smaller Quantity Benzodiazepine Prescribing for the Elderly or Patients with Mental Illness: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate for Skin Preparation during Minor Procedures: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Naltrexone for Alcohol Addiction: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Macrocyclic and Linear Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents for Adults Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Review of Safety — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Androgen Receptor Targeted Agents for Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Acetylcysteine for Patients Requiring Mucous Secretion Clearance: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Safety — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma in Brentuximab Vedotin-naïve Patients: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Patients with Depression: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness and Guidelines – An Update — Summary with Critical Appraisal
Rapid Response Reports — Medical Devices and Systems
- Blood Administration Sets for Patients Receiving Blood Products: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Blood Culture Frequency in Febrile Pediatric In-patients: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Reference List
- Precautionary Preparation of a Backup Intravenous Line for Patients Receiving Blood Products: Guidelines — Reference List
- Interventions Used to Screen for Tuberculosis: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Root Canal Therapy Performed by Endodontists Versus General Dentists for Persons with Failed Vital Pulp Therapy: Comparative Clinical Effectiveness — Reference List
- Portable Stroke Diagnosis Devices for Adults with Stroke Symptoms: Diagnostic Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness — Reference List
- Alcohol for Skin Preparation During Minor Procedures: Clinical Effectiveness — Summary of Abstracts
- Digital Tomosynthesis for the Screening and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Diagnostic Accuracy, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Overweight Individuals: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Negative Wound Pressure Therapy for Caesarean Sections: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness and Evidence-Based Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Homelike Models in Long Term Care: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Video-Oculography for the Diagnosis of Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: A Review of Diagnostic Accuracy, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome due to Crystal Methamphetamine: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Withdrawal Management and Treatment of Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction in Pregnancy: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Room Service Food Delivery Models for Hospital In-Patients: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Room Service Food Delivery Models for Hospital In-Patients: Perspectives and Experiences — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Liposuction for the Treatment of Lipedema: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Interdisciplinary Care Approach for Perinatal Patients in Acute Care Settings: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Non-invasive fetal RHD genotyping: A Rapid Qualitative Review— Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Fractionated CO2 Laser for Scar Improvement: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Mindfulness Training for Chronic Non-malignant Pain Management: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Epilepsy and/or Brain Tumours: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness — Summary with Critical Appraisal
Other Tools
- Interventions for Older Adults’ Nutrition
- Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Synopsis of the Evidence
- Sepsis in Rural and Remote Areas of Canada
- Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Patients with Suspected Sepsis
- Cervical cancer screening: Is it time for a new test? (Via Hospital News)
- Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery: Better Than Current Treatments? (Via Hospital News)
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Last Updated : July 10, 2019