Pharmaceutical Policy
Canada
Websites
Federal
- Access to Insurance Coverage for Prescription Medications (Health Canada)
- Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada(Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada)
- Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (CICS)(Federal and Provincial)
- Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (The Romanow Commission)
- Government of Canada
- The Health of Canadians: The Federal Role (PDF) (Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, October 2002)
- Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) (Health Canada)
- Health Transition Fund (HTF) (Health Canada)
- Industry Canada
- Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR)(Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA)
- National Pharmaceuticals Strategy (NPS) (Health Canada) - see also CPhA's Response to the NPS Progress Report
- Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) (Health Canada)
- Old Age Security (OAS) Program (Service Canada)
- Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) (Health Canada)
Provincial
- Alberta: Prescription Drug Program
- British Columbia: PharmaCare
- Manitoba Health
- New Brunswick: Prescription Drug Program
- Newfoundland & Labrador: Prescription Drug Program
- Northwest Territories: Health Care Plan
- Nova Scotia Pharmacare
- Nova Scotia: Drug Evaluation Alliance of Nova Scotia (DEANS)
- Nunavut: Government of Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services
- Ontario: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness
- Quebec: Prescription Drug Insurance
- Saskatchewan: Drug Plan
Universities
- Centre for Community Pharmacy Research and Interdisciplinary Strategies (COMPRIS) (University of Alberta)
- Centre for Evaluation of Medicines (CEM) (St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton/McMaster University)
- Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)(McMaster University)
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)(University of British Columbia)
- Department of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation(University of Toronto)
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology (McGill University)
- Initiative for Medication Management, Policy Analysis, Research & Training (IMPART) (Dalhousie University)
- Knowledge Utilization Database (Université Laval)
- Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (University of Manitoba)
- MOXXI Research Project
- School of Health Policy and Management (York University)
Organizations
- Advertising Standards Canada (ASC)
- Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC)
- Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D)
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
- Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR)
- Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU)
- Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA)
- Canadian Health Coalition
- Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)
- Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
- Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS)
- Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus (CARP)
- Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)
- College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- Consumer Health Products Canada (CHP Canada)
- Health Council of Canada
- Alberta Innovates Health Solutions (Knowledge Translation)
- Institute of Health Economics (IHE)
- Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
- Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB)
United States (US)
Websites
Government
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
- California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
- Centers for Education & Research on Therapeutics (CERTs)(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
- Insurance Programs (U.S. Office of Personnel Management)
- Missouri Medicaid Pharmacy Program
- National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Outcomes & Effectiveness (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Pharmacy Benefits Management Services (U.S Department of Veterans Affairs)
- United States Congressional Budget Office
- United States Department of Health and Human Services
Universities
- Brandeis University. The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
- Brandeis University. The Heller School for Social Policy and Management - Schneider Institute for Health Policy
- Harvard Medical School. Department of Health Care Policy
- Harvard School of Public Health. Department of Health Policy and Management
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Department of Health Policy and Management
- Massachusetts General Hospital. Institute for Health Policy
- Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center
- Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
- University of Arizona. College of Pharmacy. Center for Health Outcomes & PharmacoEconomic Research
- University of California, San Francisco. Institute for Health Policy Studies
- University of Iowa. College of Pharmacy
- University of Maryland. School of Pharmacy. Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. Center on Drugs and Public Policy
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Pharmacy. Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
- University of Southern California. School of Pharmacy. Department of Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- University of Washington. School of Pharmacy. Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program
- U.S. Health Policy Gateway (formerly Duke Health Policy CyberExchange)
- West Virginia University. School of Pharmacy. Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy
Organizations
- AARP
- Alliance for Advancing Nonprofit Health Care
- America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
- Commonwealth Fund
- Consumers Union
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics(Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Families USA
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Heritage Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Medicare Rights Center
- Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH)
- National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE)
- National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)
- National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH)
- National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC)
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- National Council on Aging (NCOA)
- National Governors Association (NGA)
- National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
- Project HOPE
- Public Citizen
- RAND Health
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Commercial
- Aetna Inc.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
- Center for Studying Health System Change
- Express Scripts
- IMS Health
- Mckesson
- Medco Health Solutions
- National Business Group on Health
- Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute, LP
- Program on Pharmaceutical Policy Issues (Merck)
- Tufts Health Plan
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
United Kingdom (UK)
Websites
Websites for Health Professionals
British National Formulary- Care Quality Commission
- Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) (NHS)
- Health Development Agency (HDA) (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)
- Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) (NHS)
- National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) (NHS)
- National Prescribing Centre (NPC) (NHS)
- National Primary Care Research and Development Centre(Department of Health/Universities of Manchester and York)
- NHS Prescription Services (NHS Business Services Authority)
- Policy and position statements (The Wellcome Trust)
- Primary Care Information Services (PRIMIS+) (University of Nottingham)
- Safety, Quality, Efficacy: Regulating Medicines in the UK (UK National Audit Office, 2003)
- School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice (University of East Anglia)
- UK Medicines Information (UKMi) (NHS)
- UK Office of Health Economics
International
Websites
Websites for Health Professionals
- European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG)
- Health Action International (HAI)
- International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
- International Health Economics Association (iHEA)
- International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE)
- Ip-health
- International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
- Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
- Mutual Information System on Social Protection (MISSOC)(European Commission)
- National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE) in Ireland (St. James's Hospital, Dublin)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Public Health (European Commission)
- Statistical Office of the European Communities (EUROSTAT)(European Commission)
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology
- WHO Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies
- WHO Essential Medicines List and WHO Model Formulary
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Alerting Services
Websites
Websites for Health Professionals
- Doctor's Guide
- E-DRUG
- MedEffect e-Notice (Health Canada)
- Medscape Today
- MedWatch E-list (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Reuters Health
- The Economist
Published: 01 Jun 2015
Revised: 13 Oct 2015