Pharmaceutical Industry

• 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
  
• Canadian prescription drug prices come under scrutiny of U.S. trade representative

  In its annual report on foreign perils to American rights holders, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative is raising concerns about Canada's plan to recalibrate how it calculates the price of prescription drugs.

  May 1, 2020
  
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• How big pharma contributes to climate change

  The global pharmaceutical industry produces more carbon dioxide than the global automotive production sector, a professor from McMaster University says.

  Commentary

  Jun 1, 2019
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• Drug companies offered to freeze prices in order to avoid proposed government regulations

  Drug companies offered to forego revenue and freeze prices ahead of a planned crackdown on Canadian prescription drug prices, documents show.

  Health

  Feb 6, 2019
• Ontario considers requiring disclosure of pharmaceutical payments made to doctors

  Ten major pharmaceutical companies released data last month showing they had paid nearly $50 million to Canadian health-care professionals and organizations last year.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2017
• Trump vows to slash prescription drug regulations in effort to lower prices

  US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the pharmaceutical industry to boost US production and lower prices, while also vowing to speed up approval times for new medicines.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2017