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B.C. expanding PharmaCare coverage to include diabetes, heart failure and blood clot drugsAs of Thursday, B.C. PharmaCare drug coverage expands. 'The medication in question affects 245,000 people. These are much-needed medications in our province,' the province said.HealthJan 5
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B.C. PharmaCare program approves additional drugs, expands coverageThe drugs treat conditions including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, severely low blood sugar, migraines, low white blood cell levels, multiple sclerosis and heart failure.HealthMay 2, 2022
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B.C. expands PharmaCare coverage to include life-changing diabetes monitorThe tool monitors diabetics' blood sugar levels in real-time through a sensor attached to the skin, and transmits the information to an app.HealthJun 11, 2021
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‘Every month is a scramble’: B.C family pleads for coverage of son’s $8K drug billTreating 21 year-old Tristin Ozard's Crohn's disease costs $8,000 a month. The family has taken out a third mortgage to pay the bills.HealthDec 1, 2018
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‘The possibilities are endless’: Vancouver man pushes for coverage of CF drugRejected twice by Canada's Common Drug Review for lack of evidence on effectiveness, the province of B.C. is once again reviewing Orkambi.HealthNov 18, 2018
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B.C. girl first to receive medical support for expensive arthritis drug treatmentA Grade 7 student from Aldergrove is the first child in the province to be granted coverage of a drug that costs about $228,000 each year.HealthFeb 25, 2018
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‘He’s just in constant pain’: Sooke mom’s desperate plea for son’s drug coverage"I simply don’t have $19,000 per month for medication, but please tell me; what Canadian does?"HealthDec 10, 2017
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New hepatitis C treatment a ‘game changer’Experts believe we could be on the verge of virtually eliminating a disease that affects as many as 200 million people around the world.Oct 28, 2015
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B.C. mother joins lawsuit against Pfizer, saying Champix should be pulledPatricia Clow lost her daughter Heidi in 2009. The 21-year-old took her own life while she was using the drug Champix.HealthJul 9, 2013
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