About COMPUS
CADTH Video: An introduction to the COMPUS program
The Canadian Optimal Medication Prescribing and Utilization Service (COMPUS), a directorate of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, is a collaborative, pan-Canadian service funded by Health Canada. In partnership with the Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Health Ministries, COMPUS identifies and promotes optimal drug therapy. Strategies, tools, and services are provided to encourage the use of evidence-based clinical and cost-effectiveness information in decision making among health care providers and consumers.
The optimal use of medication to improve health outcomes is an important focus in Canadian health care and is central to the COMPUS mandate.
To fulfill our mandate, COMPUS focuses on:
- identifying optimal drug prescribing and use by collecting and evaluating relevant existing evidence
- providing advice, tools, and proven strategies for jurisdictions to implement and support the adoption of optimal drug therapy in decision making by health care providers and consumers
- identifying gaps in optimal drug prescribing and use knowledge that may guide research in the field.
- developing and maintaining an inventory or online resource of evidence-based and cost-effective information on optimal drug therapy
- linking and exchanging information with national and international parties active in optimal drug therapy