Some health-care advocates say P.E.I.’s $35-million prescription drug agreement with Ottawa is being used by lobbyists to undercut the case for national ...
A $35 million agreement between the P.E.I. Government and Ottawa is intended to provide greater access to prescription drugs for common ailments. But it is still not clear if the agreement ensures P.E.I.'s public drug plans are as comprehensive as those in other Atlantic Canadian provinces. - UnsplashSome health-care advocates say P.E.I.’s $35-million prescription drug agreement with Ottawa is being used by lobbyists to undercut the case for national pharmacare.
Nik Barry-Shaw of the Council of Canadians says Ottawa's deal with P.E.I. has been applauded by pharmaceutical companies who are highlighting it as an alternative to a national pharmacare system. Council of Canadians • Special to The Guardian - Stu Neatby P.E.I. Health Minister Mark McLane said over 24,000 Islanders have taken advantage of the lower cost medication since June. Eighty-five new medications have been added to the province’s formulary since 2021.
Innovative Medicines Canada , a lobby group for pharmaceutical companies such as Bayer, AstraZeneca and P.E.I.’s BioVectra, has called national, single-payer pharmacare “unrealistic.” Some members of the P.E.I. Health Coalition, who held a press conference last week, said Canadians need to push the Trudeau government to follow through on his pharmacare promises.
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