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Neither Entyvio nor Remicade show up in a cursory search of the Ontario-approved formulary[1]. Where does that leave this desperate patient if he lived in Onta
by twoodfin 4y ago
Neither Entyvio nor Remicade show up in a cursory search of the Ontario-approved formulary[1].
Where does that leave this desperate patient if he lived in Ontario? Should his Canadian doctor be able to prescribe these drugs for Ontario to pay for regardless? Many ITT seem to think this is obviously true.
[1] https://www.formulary.health.gov.on.ca/formulary/ https://www.formulary.health.gov.on.ca/formulary/
- junofan 4y agoThey do forced switching up north AFAIK.
- retrac 4y agoDrugs admistered in hospital are handled separately. A brief search suggests generic infliximab is covered: > Effective December 18, 2020, Avsola (infliximab) will be added to the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Formulary as a Limited Use (LU) benefit for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), plaque psoriasis (PsO), ulcerative colitis (UC), and Crohn’s Disease (CD). Drug brand names are often different here, which is confusing. If it is not covered publicly, you need private insurance, or to pay for it yourself.
- ceejayoz 4y agoRemicade has a generic: https://www.formulary.health.gov.on.ca/formulary/results.xhtml?q=Infliximab&type=1 https://www.formulary.health.gov.on.ca/formulary/results.xht...
- twoodfin 4y agoI’m curious if the treatment this patient received would be considered off-label in Ontario. That’s really the issue here. If it were on-label in the US, I’d be taking a very different angle on this!