Vol. 5 No. 9 (2025)
Reimbursement Reviews

Ruxolitinib (Opzelura)

Published September 4, 2025

Key Messages

  • Reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well as patient and clinician perspectives, of a drug or drug class.
  • The assessments inform nonbinding recommendations that help guide the reimbursement decisions of Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial governments, with the exception of Quebec.
  • This review assesses Ruxolitinib cream (Opzelura), 1.5%.
  • Indication: For the topical treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older whose disease is not adequately controlled with conventional topical prescription therapies (TCS, TCI) or when those therapies are not advisable.