Exchange Rates 2024

Existing Medicines

The international prices of an existing medicines for the period can be converted into Canadian currency by multiplying the price in the local currency of each country, by the corresponding exchange rate from the table below. For each country, the exchange rate is the simple average of the monthly average noon spot exchange rates for the 36-month period ending in the last month of the reporting period under review. For the January to June reporting period, the exchange rate is based on June 2024, while for the July to December reporting period, the exchange rate is based on December 2024.

Average exchange rates for existing medicines
Reporting period Australia
(AUD)
Belgium
(EUR)
France
(EUR)
Germany
(EUR)
Italy
(EUR)
Japan
JPY)
Netherlands
(EUR)
Norway
(NOK)
Spain
(EUR)
Sweden
(SEK)
United Kingdom
(GBP)
January to June Information pending – to be updated in July 2024
July to December Information pending – to be updated in January 2025

New Medicines

The international prices of a new medicines introduced during the period can be converted into Canadian currency by multiplying the price in the local currency of each country, by the corresponding exchange rate from the table below. For each country, the exchange rate is the simple average of the monthly average noon spot exchange rates for the 36-month period ending four months before the date of the first sale of the drug product as per Guidelines. For the January 2024, the exchange rate is based on August 2023, while for the July 2024, the exchange rate is based on February 2024.

Average exchange rates for new medicines
Reporting period Australia
(AUD)
Belgium
(EUR)
France
(EUR)
Germany
(EUR)
Italy
(EUR)
Japan
(JPY)
Netherlands
(EUR)
Norway
(NOK)
Spain
(EUR)
Sweden
(SEK)
United Kingdom
(GBP)
December 2024 Information pending – to be updated in August 2024
November 2024 Information pending – to be updated in July 2024
October 2024 Information pending – to be updated in June 2024
September 2024 Information pending – to be updated in May 2024
August 2024 0.90631389 1.43250000 1.43250000 1.43250000 1.43250000 0.01009472 1.43250000 0.13477222 1.43250000 0.13239722 1.66741389
July 2024 0.90856667 1.43316667 1.43316667 1.43316667 1.43316667 0.01016472 1.43316667 0.13532500 1.43316667 0.13286944 1.66800278
June 2024 0.91145556 1.43535278 1.43535278 1.43535278 1.43535278 0.01024861 1.43535278 0.13591667 1.43535278 0.13350000 1.66955278
May 2024 0.91400000 1.43771389 1.43771389 1.43771389 1.43771389 0.01033417 1.43771389 0.13648889 1.43771389 0.13416111 1.67039722
April 2024 0.91585556 1.44033056 1.44033056 1.44033056 1.44033056 0.01041806 1.44033056 0.13704444 1.44033056 0.13478333 1.67099444
March 2024 0.91750278 1.44210278 1.44210278 1.44210278 1.44210278 0.01051139 1.44210278 0.13755000 1.44210278 0.13541389 1.67159444
February 2024 0.91947500 1.44504722 1.44504722 1.44504722 1.44504722 0.01060556 1.44504722 0.13804722 1.44504722 0.13611389 1.67285833
January 2024 0.92187778 1.44823611 1.44823611 1.44823611 1.44823611 0.01069944 1.44823611 0.13855556 1.44823611 0.13687500 1.67388333

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