PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

But that doesn’t mean the drug pricing tribunal can’t look at past years’ data to inform future reviews of drug prices, says director general Guillaume Couillard.
Guillaume Couillard, director general at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, says that the high number of investigations in 2023 and 2024 are due to one approach set by the 2022 temporary guidelines, which will be replaced by permanent guidance on Jan. 1, 2026.

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has closed any outstanding investigations into excessive pricing in order to start “fresh” when updated guidelines are implemented in the new year, says its director general.

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