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Canada's drug shortage problem needs action, say medical experts
5 June 2018 - Drug shortages in Canada are a problem in need of immediate solutions, according to a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2018
Where do the Ontario political parties stand on prescription drug coverage?
5 June 2018 - Medication access may help to decide an election for the first time in Canada — it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2018
Okanagan MLA pushes province, drug company to provide compassionate coverage for pricey drug
22 May 2018 - It’s been more than four months since a Vernon woman with cystic fibrosis was forced to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2018
Doctors in Canada and US call for ‘fundamental reform’ on prescription drug prices
17 May 2018 - A new report written by doctors in Canada and the U.S. is calling for major reforms ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2018
CF Canada launches campaign to make Orkambi accessible to more patients
9 May 2018 - Cystic Fibrosis Canada launched a national campaign in May, which is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
B.C., where access to a wait-list is considered access to health care
8 May 2018 - Last month, the British Columbia government decided to get tough with private health-care clinics, announcing that ...
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 30 Apr 2018
Dieppe mom wants $350K drug covered for son
29 April 2018 - Dominic Melanson suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, but his condition has improved since taking drug. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2018
Universal health care, worldwide, is within reach
28 April 2018 - The case for it is a powerful one—including in poor countries. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2018
Bible Hill firm has plan to lower drug prices
19 April 2018 - Genrus United is working on building large buying group. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2018
More talk about universal pharmacare in Canada, but still no action
20 April 2018 - Canada may not have the world’s best health system but there is one area where we ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2018
Universal pharmacare the right prescription for Canada
19 April 2018 - A Commons committee is supporting the full funding of a national drug plan, a sign that the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2018
Four Canadian provinces add Erelzi (etanercept) to provincial drug plans for the treatment of multiple inflammatory diseases
19 April 2018 - Erelzi has been added to drug formularies in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoundland based on specific criteria ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2018
Deputy Ministers call out patient engagement as key to transforming health care
17 April 2018 - The 2018 CADTH Symposium officially kicked off in Halifax with a panel of senior healthy policy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2018
Canada moves one step closer to universal pharmacare
18 April 2018 - Canada’s unions are celebrating today’s announcement by the Standing Committee on Health that recommends a single-payer, ...