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Trudeau pledges ‘steady’ drug supply in Canada amid concerns over Trump policy
1 August 2019 - Canadians will continue to have access to the medications they need, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Two powerful Canadian provinces argued against federal drug price crackdown
31 July 2019 - Canada’s two most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec, have privately expressed concerns with a federal government plan ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Could Quebec’s public drug plan work for national pharmacare?
30 July 2019 - Quebec’s universal pharmacare program offers better drug coverage and quicker approval for new drugs coming to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2019
Quebec’s public-private pharmacare model provides more generous—and timely—access to new drugs
25 July 2019 - Quebec’s universal pharmacare system, which relies on both a public plan and private insurance providers, covers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2019
Biosimilar drugs a boon to be applauded as they provide equivalent treatment at – sometimes – half the price
19 July 2019 - The fastest-growing segment of our health-care system is prescription drugs – now constituting the second-highest category ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2019
Canada warns U.S. against drug import plans, citing shortage concerns
18 July 2019 - Canada opposes any U.S. plans to buy Canadian prescription drugs that might threaten the country’s drug supply ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2019
In praise of studies that use more than one generic preference-based measure
12 July 2019 - Generic preference-based measures of health-related quality of life are widely used as outcome measures in cost-effectiveness and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2019
Advisory Council supports biosimilars in call for universal public drug coverage in Canada
17 June 2019 - A Canadian advisory council is recommending the use of biosimilars in a final report that lays ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
Patient with rare disease pleads for life-saving drug funding
17 June 2019 - 'You wait five years for the diagnosis, then they tell you, 'We're not going to fund you.' ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2019
Canada should have universal, single-payer public pharmacare, says advisory council
12 June 2019 - Canada should have a national pharmacare program that is universal, single payer and public, says an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2019
Canada will move on new drug price rules in 'very near future': minister
13 June 2019 - Work on the Canadian government’s proposal to crack down on patented drug prices is underway and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2019
'Equity issue:' Saskatchewan to fully cover cost of abortion drug Mifegymiso
7 June 2019 - Advocates are celebrating the Saskatchewan government's decision to fully fund the cost of the abortion drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2019
Patients, physicians raise concerns with BC biosimilar non-medical switching policy
6 June 2019 - On 27 May, the Government of British Columbia announced a policy that will forcibly switch thousands ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2019
Canada to limit scope of new drug price rules
29 May 2019 - The federal government has assured the pharmaceutical industry that new features of its plan to cut ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2019
Canada told drug makers it would limit scope of some new price rules
29 May 2019 - The Canadian government has assured the pharmaceutical industry that new features of its plan to cut ...