Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2021
Long waits for life saving drugs harming Canadians: report
13 May 2021 - Canadians wait 15 months longer on average for new and potentially life-saving medications compared to Americans and Europeans, according to a study released Thursday by the Fraser Institute.
The report by the fiscally-conservative think tank — Timely Access to New Pharmaceuticals in Canada, the United States and the European Union — found that for 218 new drugs approved in both Canada and the U.S. between 2012-2013 and 2018-2019, approval was granted an average of 469 days earlier in the U.S. than in Canada.
