On September 5, 2019, the BC government announced phase two of its Biosimilars Initiative, informing patients prescribed the originator biologic drug, Remicade® (infliximab), to treat inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) that this medication will no longer be covered by the province, and that they must switch to a biosimilar infliximab, either Inflectra® or Renflexis®
September 18, 2019
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