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Joel Lexchin
Leave the patchwork for the quilts: The case for national pharmacare
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 The Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) was founded in 1979 as a public advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of medicare.…
Canada’s cosy relationship with the pharmaceutical industry has a long history
News of government cooperation with the industry isn’t a surprise; it’s been going on for decades.
Want to see if your drug is safe? Health Canada has made it harder
Being able to access older information is vital to understanding how well Health Canada’s drug safety system is working
Would pharmacare spell trouble for drug companies?
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought the issue of prescription drug access back to the fore as questions of affordable access became international news in…
How pharmacare can offset higher drug prices post-CETA
Canada recently dodged a bullet when the House Democrats negotiated the removal of extended periods of monopoly protection for biologic drugs, such as treatments for…
Why high U.S. drug prices matter to Canada
Photo by ccPixs.com, Flickr Creative Commons. In the mid-1970s the average monthly cost of a cancer drug in the United States was about $100. By 1995 that…
The Ford government’s superficial arguments against pharmacare
Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government is rejigging OHIP+, a modest but promising pharmacare policy introduced by the previous Liberal government, allegedly to make more efficient…
Involuntary Medication
The Possible Effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the Cost and Regulation of Medicine in Canada Download 471.25 KB22 pages This study examines the possible…
Canada and Access to Medicines in Developing Countries
Intellectual Property Rights First Download 534.1 KB 24 pages Canadian reports have recommended that health as a human right must be Canada’s overarching global commitment…
CETA and Pharmaceuticals
Impact of the trade agreement between Europe and Canada on the costs of patented drugs Download 148.17 KB 7 pages This study finds that the Comprehensive…
Who’s Calling the Tune
Harmonization of Drug Regulation in Canada Download 328.71 KB18 pages Harmonizing standards on drug regulation among countries makes sense since it can reduce the workload…
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