New at CADTH — March 2019

News and Events

Registration is open for the 2019 CADTH Symposium, being held in Edmonton from April 14 to 16, 2019. Be sure to keep a close eye on the website, with the plenary speakers and CADTH recognition award winners being announced in the coming weeks.

The Cancer Drug Information Pipeline for Patient Groups has been updated for March, as it is every month. It provides a centralized source of information for patient groups in Canada to have easy access to identify potential new oncology drug products or indications that could be submitted to CADTH’s pCODR program in the near future.

Drug Reimbursement Recommendations

CADTH recently issued the following CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) drug reimbursement recommendations:

• pegfilgrastim (Fulphila) for febrile neutropenia in non-myeloid malignancies

CADTH Reports

CADTH recently completed the following reports:

Rapid Response Reports — Drug

• Switching from Herceptin or other Trastuzumab Biosimilars to Biosimilar Ogviri — Reference List
• Bacillus Calmette–Guérin Vaccine Dosage Timing for Neonates in the NICU: Safety and Guidelines — Reference List
• Oral Polysaccharide Iron Complex and Heme Iron Polypeptide for Those Requiring Iron Supplementation: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, Safety, and Guidelines — Reference List
• Fidaxomicin Pulse Therapy for Clostridium Difficile Infection: Clinical Effectiveness — Reference List
• Acute, Sustained, Intraocular Pressure increases following Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment for Retinal Conditions: A Review of Clinical Evidence and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Ulipristal Versus Levonorgestrel for Emergency Contraception: A Review of Comparative Cost-Effectiveness — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Nabilone for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Nabilone for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting or Anorexia: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Sequencing of Pharmacological Management of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Review of Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal

Rapid Response Reports — Medical Devices and Systems

• Mobilization for Hospitalized Older Adults: Guidelines — Reference List
• ApiFix Scoliosis System for the Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Reference List
• Point-of-Care Urine Dipstick Testing for Suspected Urinary Tract Infections for Adults: Diagnostic Accuracy — Reference List
• Home Blood Pressure Monitors: Clinical Accuracy and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
• Therapeutic Communities for Adults in the Correctional System: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
• Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Adults with Any Stage Breast Cancer: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
• Chlorhexidine Gluconate for Skin Preparation During Stereotactic Core Biopsy of the Breast: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
• Standardized Hospital Order Sets in Acute Care: Clinical Evidence, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts
• Heated Humidified High Flow Oxygen for Respiratory Support: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Management of Acute Withdrawal and Detoxification for Adults who Misuse Methamphetamine: A Review of the Clinical Evidence and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Hydrogel Spacers for Patients with Prostate Cancer: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Cancer: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Tiered Care for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Avoidance of Physical Restraint Use among Hospitalized Older Adults: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines — Summary with Critical Appraisal
• Weighted Blankets for Adults with Mental Illness: Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, Guidelines — Summary of Abstracts

Technology Reviews

• Community Water Fluoridation Programs: A Health Technology Assessment

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