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News and Events
The CADTH Drug Portfolio and Medical Devices Portfolio Information Sessions were held on November 1. The presentations for both sessions are now available online here and here respectively.
Save the date. The 2019 CADTH Symposium is being held in Edmonton, Alberta, from April 14 to 16, 2019. Applications are also now open for travels awards and the CADTH Recognition Awards.
Drug Reimbursement Recommendations
CADTH recently issued the following CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) drug reimbursement recommendations:
- dexamethasone (Ozurdex) for diabetic macular edema
- ozenoxacin (Ozanex) for the topical treatment of impetigo in patients aged two months and older
- lumacaftor/ivacaftor (Orkambi) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in patients six years of age and older who are homozygous for the F508del-CFTR mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene
- tapentadol hydrochloride (Nucynta) for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, continuous, long-term opioid treatment; that is opioid-responsive; and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate
- bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (Biktarvy), a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults with no known substitution associated with resistance to the individual components of TBD (bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide).
CADTH Reports
CADTH recently completed the following reports:
Rapid Response Reports — Drug
- Topical Antibiotics for the Treatment of Treatment-Resistant Impetigo: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Difluoromethylornithine for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma in the Pediatric Population: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Reference List
- Nabilone for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Nabilone for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting, or Anorexia: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — An Update — Reference List
- Intravenous Acetaminophen for the Management of Short-Term Post-Operative Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Regional Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Ulipristal versus Levonorgestrel for Emergency Contraception: A Review of Comparative Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Nicotine Replacement Product Use in Children: Safety — Reference List
- Decisions Regarding Treatments for the Secondary Prevention of Heart Disease: Patient Experiences — Reference List
Rapid Response Reports — Medical Devices and Systems
- Remote Presence versus Videoconference Technologies for the Delivery of Health Services: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Reference List
- Uniform Bladder Sleeves: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Reference List
- Falls Prevention Strategies for Acquired Brain Injury Patients with Impulsivity Issues: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire for Adult Patients: Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness — Reference List
- Resiliency Interventions for Adverse Childhood Experiences: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Reference List
- Bobath Therapy for Patients with Neurological Conditions: Clinical-Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
- Resiliency Interventions for Adverse Childhood Experiences: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines— Reference List
- Engaging with History Taking for Adverse Childhood Experiences within Typically Marginalized Populations: Qualitative Literature — Reference List
- Nosodes for the Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Illness: Clinical Effectiveness — Reference List
- Interventions for Malnutrition in Seniors: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Knee-High Versus Thigh-High Compression Devices: Comparative Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Sequential Compression Devices: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Hysteroscopic Intrauterine Morcellation for Benign Intrauterine Pathologies: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Non-Manual Room Disinfection Techniques for Infection Prevention in Healthcare Facilities: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
- Gastric pH Testing for Neonatal Gastric Feeding Tube Placement: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Frequency of Complete Blood Counts for Patients at Risk of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- Telehealth-Delivered Opioid Agonist Therapy for the Treatment of Adults with Opioid Use Disorder: Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
- e-Therapy Interventions for the Treatment of Anxiety: Clinical Evidence — Summary with Critical Appraisal
Environmental Scan Reports
Horizon Scans
Other Publications
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Last Updated : November 12, 2018