Universal Pharmacare Makes Headway In Canada But Pharma Warns It Will Limit Access

Among the provisions in a newly tabled bill seeking to introduce a national pharmacare system in Canada is a bulk purchasing strategy for prescription drugs that could help lower costs.

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Canadians have long considered the idea of universal drug coverage • Source: Shutterstock

Canada’s innovative pharmaceutical industry association has expressed concern over the federal government’s newly introduced bill that lays the foundation of a universal single-payer pharmacare system and could make it easier to negotiate lower drug prices.

“Moving provinces towards a single-payer system, where drug coverage could be reduced to the lowest common denominator, would limit patient access to new treatments,” Innovative Medicines Canada said of

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