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Rising costs explain why Canada is switching to biosimilars
15 June 2020 - Following in the footsteps of British Columbia, other Canadian provinces are working to implement their own biosimilars ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2019
'Outrageously expensive': new drug approval will cost Ontario family 100K per year
30 August 2019 - Drug cost jumped from $5,000 to more than $100,000 per year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2018
B.C. to sue opioid makers for health care expenses of overdose crisis
29 August 2018 - The British Columbia Government will sue opioid manufacturers including Purdue Pharma in an effort to recoup ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2018
Hundreds of Canadians die every year because they can’t afford medication: nurses’ union
1 May 2018 - A new report by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions estimates that hundreds of Canadians die ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2018
Young Canadians feeling the pinch of sky-high prescription drug prices
26 March 2018 - Use of Ontario’s public drug program has increased three fold since 2000, which suggests that young ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2018
We need to have a 'difficult conversation' about Alberta's health-care costs
21 March 2018 - Spending has been soaring — particularly on our oldest patients — and at this rate, something's got ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Feb 2018
Pharmacare won't be free for all Canadians, Bill Morneau says
28 February 2018 - Finance minister hints 'fiscally responsible' plan won't be universal. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Feb 2018
Nova Scotia sets up program to help pay for take-home cancer drugs
27 February 2018 - Patient medication costs are now limited to 4% of a family’s net income under new program. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2018
Almost 1 million Canadians give up food, heat to afford prescriptions: study
13 February 2018 - 968,000 people skimped on necessities to pay for their medicine in 2016, researchers find. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2017
Brand name drug sales soar in Canada, while R&D sags
1 December 2017 - Patented drug industry disputes it's failing to invest enough into research and development. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2017
The serious flaw in Canada's health care system: prescription drugs aren't free
20 October 2017 - It’s often held up as an example to the world, but the Canadian system doesn’t cover essential ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Feb 2017
Without rare-disease policy, patients in Canada face steep costs for drugs
24 February 2017 - Alex Chiabai has been living with the effects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease that weakens ...