Pharma
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Cannabis company Aphria reaches 30M agreement to settle shareholder class-action lawsuitAphria Inc. has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by shareholders alleging the company made misrepresentations to capital markets in 2018.CannabisFeb 10, 2025
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B.C. to get $426M in health funding for seniors, rare drug coverageOttawa is providing $426 million to support heath care in British Columbia.HealthJul 23, 2024
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B.C. premier says ‘zero’ chance of no-prescription opioidsPremier David Eby says there's a "zero per cent chance" B.C. will implement recommendations by the provincial health officer for no-prescription "safer supply."HealthJul 12, 2024
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Calls to make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schoolsWhen a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure.HealthSep 6, 2022
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Doctors anticipate better flu shot match, as annual sneezing, hacking season beginsThis year's flu shot is expected to be much more effective than last season's, which ended up being a poor match for the predominant circulating strain, known as A-H3N2, said Dr. Michelle Murti of Public Health Ontario.HealthNov 1, 2018
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Online pharmacy Canada Drugs fined $34M for importing counterfeit cancer drugsU.S. prosecutors say Canada Drugs’ business model is based entirely on illegally importing unapproved and misbranded drugs not just from Canada, but from all over the world.CanadaApr 13, 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.ConsumerAug 20, 2017
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Would you want to know if your doctor got money from pharma companies?It's not uncommon for health practitioners to have relationships with industry, but there's no law in Canada requiring doctors to disclose that information to patients.CanadaApr 25, 2016
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