Special Access Programme (SAP) – Canada
Special Access Programme request form / practitioner submissionAdministrative
Description & Eligibility
Health Canada’s Special Access Programme permits authorized health care practitioners to request access to unauthorized drugs for patients with serious or life-threatening conditions when conventional therapies have failed, are unsuitable, or are unavailable. Requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis for urgent medical need.
Eligibility Criteria
Licensed practitioners treating patients with serious or life-threatening conditions when marketed therapies are unavailable, unsuitable, or ineffective.
Legal Reference / Source
Food and Drug Regulations, C.08.010 and Health Canada SAP guidance
Special Access Programme (SAP) – Canada
| Approval Form | Special Access Programme request form / practitioner submission |
| Legal Status | Administrative |
| Source Ref. | Food and Drug Regulations, C.08.010 and Health Canada SAP guidance |
| Countries | 0 countries |
Compliance Check
Legal Review7/24/2026
Global ValidityVerified