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Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2020

N.S. father says drug-pricing 'chess game' cost his daughter her life

25 February 2020 - A father's fight to bring 'life-saving' drugs to Canada. ...

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Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2020

AbbVie's Skyrizi now listed on the Nova Scotia formulary for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis

13 February 2020 - Nova Scotia lists Skyrizi on its provincial formulary effective February 06, 2020. ...

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Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2020

N.S. senior blasts province over blood thinner coverage under pharmacare

6 February 2020 - Province covers warfarin, but it requires closer monitoring than newer, more expensive alternative, apixaban. ...

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Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2019

Why one Nova Scotia boy is being treated with drugs that cost $6 million a year despite a better, cheaper alternative

5 May 2019 - Last summer, Health Canada approved a haemophilia drug called Hemlibra that has the potential to change Callum ...

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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. ...

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Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2017

Cancer care drug costs concern group

26 April 2017 - Jennifer McGrady has never even touched a cigarette. ...

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