Patients living with rare diseases in B.C. may be eligible for public funding of medications.
On behalf of the Ministry of Health, the Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases (EDRD) team at PHSA takes care of:
The case review process checks clinical criteria and looks at how effective, fair and sustainable the treatments are in the health-care system.
In 2007, the Ministry of Health set up a process to handle requests for exceptional funding of EDRDs. In 2016, the day-to-day management and coordination of this process were transferred to PHSA.
For more details about the process for requesting exceptional funding of EDRDs and to see EDRD examples, visit the Ministry of Health’s website.
Patients with rare diseases should ask their health-care providers if they might qualify for EDRD treatment.
For general questions, email the EDRD team at PHSA Provincial Specialized Programs:
PSP@phsa.ca.
