Drug Prices

• Canada’s drug pricing conflict sparked by health minister letter, emails show

  Emails suggest some on the regulator's board believed the crisis that followed the minister's letter threatened the very survival of the agency.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2023
  
• Federal agency faced obstacles to lower drug prices, memo shows

  Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms, a 2021 memo shows.

  Canada

  May 11, 2023
  
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• Drugmaker Eli Lilly slashes prices, will offer $35 insulin in U.S. pharmacies

  In addition to slashing some drug prices by 70 per cent, Eli Lilly also promised to expand an existing program that caps some insulin products at $50.

  U.S. News

  Mar 1, 2023
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• Director of Canada’s drug price regulator resigns same week as colleague steps down

  The executive director of Canada's drug pricing regulator is stepping down days after another member resigned because of concerns the federal government was undermining their work.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2023
• Member of Canada’s drug pricing regulator quits over ‘lack of support’ for medicine cost reforms

  A member of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has resigned over what he calls a 'lack of support' from the federal government and failure to implement reforms.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2023
• ‘Fill-the-gaps’ programs can’t replace Liberal promise of pharmacare, advocates say

  As pressure builds on the Liberals to implement pharmacare, questions are being raised about whether Ottawa’s model will materialize as a truly universal, single-payer program.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2023
• Flu, COVID, RSV pushing cough and cold sales to all-time high, Loblaw says

  Loblaw reported that food retail same-stores sales rose 6.9 per cent, while drug store same-store sales added 7.7 per cent.

  Money

  Nov 16, 2022
• Canada blocks key prescription drugs exports after Trump import plan risks shortages

  Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs in response to Trump's efforts to allow imports from Canada to lower some drug prices for Americans.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2020
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• Trump signs orders to lower drug prices, including by importing from Canada

  One order would allow for the legal importation of cheaper prescription drugs from countries like Canada, while another would require discounts from drug companies now captured by middlemen to be passed on to patients, Trump said.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2020
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• Importing medicine from Canada would not lower prices for Americans: Canadian ambassador

  Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump called on the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, to speed up the administration's efforts to allow cheaper medicines to be imported from Canada.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2019