Generic Drugs

• Manitoba NDP promises to restore funding for some drugs, freeze pharmacare deductibles

  Manitoba's NDP leader says he would bring back a special drugs program if he were to become premier after next week's provincial election.

  Politics

  Sep 3, 2019
  
• 5 popular questions people ask their pharmacists – and their answers – revealed

  Do generic drugs work as well as brand-name drugs? That, and other common questions answered by a Canadian pharmacist.

  Health

  Mar 15, 2018
  
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• Saskatchewan expects to save up to $50M with new generic drug pricing initiative

  A new national drug initiative is expected to save the Saskatchewan government millions of dollars over the next five years.

  Health

  Jan 29, 2018
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• U.S. pharma company raises price of generic diarrhea drug by 400%

  The average wholesale price of a 60 ml bottle of Lomotil went from about $16 a bottle to $84.

  Consumer

  Aug 20, 2017
• Quebec reaches deal with generic drug manufacturers

  The province has reached a deal with the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association that will save Quebec over $1.5 billion over the next five years on the cost of generic drugs.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2017
• Poor need access to cheaper drugs, says UN head

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office says it hopes a new report he commissioned will help make life-saving drugs more affordable for vulnerable people.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2016
• Canada pays too much for generic drugs: study

  Canada is still paying far more than other industrialized countries for generic drugs, despite recent efforts by the provinces and territories to cuts costs by bulk-buying six particularly costly medications.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2014