1. Canada's high drug prices under review.
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Moulton, donalee
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DRUG prices , *PHARMACEUTICAL policy , *DRUG laws , *REVIEW committees , *PHARMACEUTICAL services , *INDUSTRIES , *MEDICAL care costs , *HEALTH policy , *USER charges , *COST analysis - Abstract
The article reports on a discussion paper released by the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board which asks Canadians, physicians, and pharmaceutical companies to review the drug-pricing system in Canada, with the aim of modernizing and simplifying the regulatory framework on patented drug pricing. It highlights statistics which compare the cost of medicines in the country with others. The discussion paper is said to be a part of a consultation process designed to focus drug-pricing problems.
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- 2016
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