Medicine shouldn’t just be cheap; it should be accessible
KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL: New drug price guidelines will hinder Canadians access to new and innovative treatments
Tag: Drugs
The new drug-price reform not what the doctor ordered
KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL and MARIA LILY SHAW: A highly-contested drug-price reform is set to come into effect in Canada in January 2022 and critics are demanding a major overhaul (FREE)
Let’s have permanently quicker drug approvals
MARIA LILY SHAW and KRYSTLE WITTLEVRONGEL: Of all new drug submissions filed between 2015 and 2019, only 33 per cent received a response within the target timeline (FREE)
Bright future for cannabis as perspectives shift
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: It will be interesting to see how the market evolves and how Canadians will (or won’t) embrace cannabis in a post-pandemic economy (FREE)
Canada’s drug screening process falls dangerously short
LEE HARDING: A cure should never be worse than the disease and when regulators don’t do due diligence, that’s the very thing that can happen
National pharmacare will be very expensive and likely unnecessary
BACCHUS BARUA: The Trudeau government must exercise prudence and target assistance to Canadians with the greatest need
More than 100 toxic chemicals found in cannabis smoke
HEALTH: Typical joint contains nearly 2,600 chemicals, including some linked with cancer, genetic mutation and birth defects: U of A study (FREE membership content)
Why Canada’s gun ban won’t stop shootings
PAZ GOMEZ: Addressing the more complex problems of narcotics, smuggling, and terrorism will yield more effective and durable results
Gene therapy appraisals may limit new drugs in Canada
NIGEL RAWSON and MACKENZIE MOIR: Canada’s separate environmental protection oversight unnecessarily delays development and approval
Why COVID-19 could make the overdose epidemic worse
HEALTH: Social isolation can be deadly for people struggling with addictions, says University of Alberta expert
Combating the over-medication of seniors
ALAN CASSELS: Seniors are particularly vulnerable to the effects of too many prescriptions
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