In A Better Prescription: Advice for a National Strategy on Pharmaceutical Policy in Canada, authors Steven G. Morgan, Marc-André Gagnon, Barbara Mintzes and Joel Lexchin posit a new pathway toward implementing a national drug coverage program. “Canada needs a national strategy to fulfill its obligation to ensure universal access to necessary healthcare,
Unequal access to prescription medicine Every year, at least 3 million Canadians are unable to fill their prescriptions due to cost. In addition to not filling prescriptions, many Canadians split or skip doses to try to make medications last longer. Not being able to take medications the way that they
TORONTO (November 30, 2015) — Yesterday, Toronto Public Health (TPH) presented its report on Pharmacare to the city’s Board of Health stating a national pharmacare program would assist TPH in reducing health inequities and improve health of Toronto’s population. They also noted that a national drug care program would increase access for Torontonians to HPV vaccine,
The Toronto Star published a letter from 331 health professionals and academics to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 17, urging him to put Pharmacare at the top of the Canadian health care agenda. Several CNDC supporters signed the letter, reminding the prime minister that ‘Pharmacare is the unfinished business of the
October 22 http://www.laviagraes.com/ – The Region of Peel Council considered a motion today calling for a national pharmacare program to help address rising pharmaceutical costs and a growing number of Canadians that cannot afford their prescriptions. The costs associated with patients lapsing on their prescribed medications is staggering. It is
July 7 – The Town of Cambridge endorses a call to Provinces and Federal leaders to get together and develop a national pharmacare plan that can be implemented across the country. The implementation of a national pharmacare program would lower costs to Canadians by over $8 billion per year, providing
APRIL 24 – Calls for a national pharmacare strategy for Canada continue to grow as the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association passed a resolution calling for a national pharmacare strategy this week. Canadian Doctors for Medicare applauds NOMA’s сialis generique resolution, which was passed at their Annual General Meeting. This resolution
April 13 – The Town of Marathon city council voted to endorse a motion that calls on NOMA, through the Association of Ontario Municipalities, to urge the Province of Ontario to work with Provinces and the Federal Government to develop and implement a National Pharmacare Plan. Download the Motion>>>
Hamilton politicians have unanimously supported a call to create a national drug program for Canada. The city’s Board of Health approved a motion Aug. 12, introduced by Ward 1 councillor Aidan Johnson, calling on the federal government to create a national pharmacare strategy. “It makes economic sense,” said Johnson. Read
