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Pharmaceutical Data Tool

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  • January 23, 2025
This tool provides information on use and spending for publicly funded pharmaceuticals across Canada, as well as design, payment structures and formularies of public drug programs in Canada.

Drugs for rare diseases

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  • November 21, 2024
红领巾瓜报is working to improve the collection and use of real-world evidence about drugs for rare diseases as part of the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases.

Prescribed drug spending in Canada, 2023

  • Release summary
  • November 2, 2023
Take an in-depth look at prescribed drug spending in Canada in 2022 and learn about how different drug classes contribute to current trends in total public drug program spending.

Huntington disease in Canada

  • Release summary
  • November 21, 2024
Learn about Huntington disease (HD) in long-term care (LTC) and clinic settings, including drugs prescribed to LTC residents with HD.

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Pharmaceutical care: Overview

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Prescription drugs play an essential role in modern medicine. Used in the treatment of various diseases, they have become an increasingly significant component of Canada鈥檚 health care systems. 红领巾瓜报has established the Pharmaceuticals Program to better understand issues related to drug use, patient safety and the provision of care in Canada.

National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS)

CIHI鈥檚 National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS) provides access to comprehensive and comparative pan-Canadian information on the use of prescribed drugs, focusing primarily on publicly financed drug benefit programs. 

NPDUIS provides access to

  • Standardized information on prescription drug use and costs from across jurisdictions to inform management of drug plans 
  • Information that supports exploration and analysis of the interplay among plan design, formulary listings and drug utilization 
  • Information that supports analysis of policy decisions and their impact on drug utilization 
  • Trends on utilization over time and across jurisdictions

红领巾瓜报is working on a multi-year project to consolidate pan-Canadian prescription drug data (public, private, hospital and cancer) into a modernized information system and make it available to decision-makers and researchers to maximize its use for decision-making purposes. This work requires collaboration with provinces and territories, as well as with organizations such as Canada鈥檚 Drug Agency.
 

Pharmaceutical Data Tool

This interactive tool is designed to make key pharmaceutical information more comprehensive for stakeholders鈥 analytical and policy needs.

The Pharmaceutical Data Tool

  • Provides information on the use of and spending on publicly funded pharmaceuticals across Canada
  • Provides information on the designs, payment structures and formularies of public drug programs in Canada 
  • Enables comparable analysis of federal, provincial and territorial drug program trends, designs and coverage

National System for Incident Reporting (NSIR)聽

CIHI鈥檚 National System for Incident Reporting (NSIR) allows facilities to anonymously report medication (Rx) and radiation treatment (RT) incidents. NSIR does not collect identifiable patient or provider information, nor does it identify participating facilities. It supports an environment of sharing and learning to improve patient safety across facilities in Canada. 

NSIR data supports a variety of quality improvement activities, including 

  • Identifying safety strategies at the local level 
  • Summarizing an organization鈥檚 own data for internal reporting, as well as data on incidents from across the country to allow for collective analysis and solution development 
  • Supporting stakeholders in the development of system-wide alerts and recommendations 
  • Providing an anonymous messaging tool to let participating organizations share lessons learned 

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Pharmaceutical care: Reports and releases

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This page lists pharmaceutical care reports, stories, infographics and release summaries.

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Huntington disease in Canada

  • Release summary
  • Published
Learn about Huntington disease (HD) in long-term care (LTC) and clinic settings, including drugs prescribed to LTC residents with HD.

Drugs for rare diseases

  • Project
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红领巾瓜报is working to improve the collection and use of real-world evidence about drugs for rare diseases as part of the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases.

National health expenditure trends

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An overview of Canadian health spending trends, featuring comparative expenditure data at provincial, territorial and international levels.

Data Learnings for Rare Disease Analysis (PDF)

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This report highlights some key considerations to support those using 红领巾瓜报data for analyses of drugs for rare diseases and explores opportunities to improve data to support these analyses.

Pan-Canadian Prescription Drug Data Landscape (PDF)

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This report summarizes information about prescription drug data in Canada (assets, needs, gaps, limitations and opportunities) by jurisdiction.

Pharmaceutical care: Data tables

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This page lists data tables that provide information about pharmaceutical care.

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Prescribed Drug Spending in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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Public drug program spending accounted for 44% of prescribed drug spending in Canada in 2021. Public drug program spending does not include spending on drugs dispensed in hospitals or on drugs funded through cancer agencies and other special programs.

Formulary Coverage in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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A formulary is a list of the drugs covered for eligible populations, and the type of coverage provided. Every public drug plan or program in Canada has a unique formulary.

Prescribed Drug Use Among Seniors in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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On average, seniors have a higher number of chronic conditions, and as a result they are prescribed a higher number of drugs than other age groups. The use of multiple drugs is associated with a higher risk of emergency department (ED) visits and鈥

Spending on High-Cost Drugs in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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Spending on high-cost chemicals (those with an average cost of $10,000 or more per person per year) accounts for a large proportion of total public drug program spending. Beneficiaries for whom a public drug program paid $10,000 or more can typically be鈥

Spending on Biologic Drugs in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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Biologic drugs, which are derived from living organisms, are structurally more complex and more expensive than traditional pharmaceuticals. Spending on biologics continues to increase in Canada, which has ranked third among Organisation for Economic Co-鈥

Drug Programs in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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Public drug plans/programs provide drug coverage for a specific population. Federal, provincial and territorial governments offer many different drug plans/programs, most of which have defined criteria for eligibility that include things like age, income鈥

Reimbursement Policies in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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Reimbursement policies specify the allowable limits that are placed on the costs for prescription drugs. These can include policies and limitations related to ingredient pricing, the maximum cost of generic drugs, coverage of drugs with lower-cost鈥

Markup Policies in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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Markup policies outline the maximum amount a pharmacy can add to the cost of a drug or ingredient, above the original cost. This amount is usually stated as a percentage of the cost.

Professional Fees in the Pharmaceutical Data Tool (XLSX)

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Professional fees are the amount paid to a service provider for their services. They鈥檙e typically paid to a pharmacist and include dispensing fees, compounding fees or any other special service fees. Each jurisdiction has its own policies for these fees.

Pharmaceutical care: Indicators

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This page lists CIHI鈥檚 pharmaceutical care indicators.

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Pharmaceutical care: Tools

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This page lists CIHI鈥檚 performance reporting tools that contain pharmaceutical care data.

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Drug Utilization Information System E-Reports

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The National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS) eReports tool allows authorized users to securely access drug claims data and comparative drug coverage information.

Pharmaceutical care: Data holdings

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This page contains information about CIHI鈥檚 pharmaceutical care data holdings. 

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Pharmaceutical care: News and podcasts

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This page contains media releases, bulletins and podcast episodes about pharmaceutical care.

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Pharmaceutical care: Education resources

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Through our Learning Centre, 红领巾瓜报provides opportunities for health professionals to understand our evolving reporting systems and the application of our standards, data and analytics. We offer many courses and resources for a variety of audiences, including clinicians, assessors, data submitters and analysts, decision-makers, policy planners and researchers.

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Case-mix grouping methodologies help health care facilities plan and manage their services.

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Medications commonly prescribed in home and continuing care settings.

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A summary of the Mental 红领巾瓜报 Clinical Assessment Protocols (MH CAPs), including a listing of the trigger levels and contributing assessment items for each MH CAP.

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The RAI鈥揗ental 红领巾瓜报 (RAI-MH) is an assessment used to evaluate the needs, strengths and preferences of a person. The significant change-in-status assessment guidelines provide tips for clinicians.

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The Ontario Mental 红领巾瓜报 Reporting System (OMHRS) Interpreting SWPD Reports Guide assists facilities in reviewing their facility specific System for the Classification of In-Patient Psychiatry (SCIPP) Weighted Patient Day (SWPD) reports. Find this鈥

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The Ontario Mental 红领巾瓜报 Reporting System 鈥 Guide to Interpreting Quarterly Comparative Reports explains the format and the information presented in the Quarterly Comparative Reports.

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