Working within the system

Tired
March 17, 2011
Back from ACC
April 7, 2011
Tired
March 17, 2011
Back from ACC
April 7, 2011

Hope all of you are doing well!  I am currently trying to figure out how to get a drug for a patient under a Special Access procedure via Pharmacare.  This is something you do when the drug you want is not normally available in BC.  I want to try ivabradine in a patient with advanced coronary disease.  It is not available anywhere in the country!  It is not part of my usual therapy but other options for my patient are extremely limited.

I am wondering if any of you have ever needed a drug that is not covered by our publicly-funded healthcare system?  I hear stories about this issue in cancer chemotherapy fairly often.

This problem does not seem as common in cardiology, the most important drugs are covered and alternatives are available with a special request.  This particular drug looks particularly difficult to get – I have to do a bunch of paperwork including the trials that support the drug’s usage. I will try it and see how it goes!

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