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The Board of Directors of Canadian Blood Services has announced the appointment of Ms. Lynda Cranston to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the new blood agency. Ms. Cranston has been CEO, or a senior executive, with a variety of Canadian hospitals and health centres, principally in Western Canada. Her professional associations have included the Board of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives, the British Columbia Health Risk Management Society, the Hospital Administrators Association of British Columbia, the B.C. Provincial Health Utilization Committee, and the Council of University Teaching Hospitals. Most recently, Ms. Cranston has been Executive Vice-President and General Manager for Western Canada for Rogers Cantel Inc., a position that allowed her to hone her skills in customer relations and marketing.
The Minister of Health, the Honourable Allan Rock, released the 1997 Annual Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. According to the report, in 1997, prices of patented drugs were virtually unchanged from 1996, as compared to an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 1.6%. Internationally, prices for patented drugs in Canada ranked third lowest, just below the United Kingdom. Since 1987, Canadian prices for patented drugs have declined 30% compared to foreign prices. Total sales by manufacturers of all drugs in Canada increased over 7% to $7.0 billion in 1997, while sales of patented drug products increased by over 20% to $3.7 billion. For the first time, patented drugs accounted for over 50% of the total sales of all drugs. R&D spending by pharmaceutical patentees in Canada increased to $725.1 million, while the R&D-to-sales ratio was virtually unchanged at 11.5%.
The report is available from Wayne D. Critchley, 1-877-861-2350, Tel: (613) 952-7622, Fax: (613) 952-7626
Vasogen Inc., Mississauga, has entered into a research collaboration with the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), which includes Hotel Dieu, Notre Dame and St. Luc Hospitals. The Vasogen-CRCHUM research collaboration, with an estimated value of $2 million through the end of 1999, will be focused in the area of cardiovascular disease.
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