HLTHAGE 1AA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Health Care In Canada, Prescription Drug, Medical Device
4 Mar 2013
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Drugs continue to be the fastest-growing category of health spending in the overall canadian health system and the second largest, after that spent on hospitals. 96% of canadians have at least partial coverage for prescription drugs. 58% of this is from private plans and 26% is from public or governmental expenditures; 10% comes from public provincial plans for exceptional circumstances, such as catastrophic diseases. The rapid increase in drug expenditures is the development of me too" drugs. The increase in drug expenditures is also due to aggressive advertising both to physicians and to consumers. Rates of drug use and patient variables age, gender, and class: Females are consistently heavier prescription drug users than males. Those in the lower income groups spend a greater percentage of their incomes on prescription drugs. All provinces have introduced drug programs to subsidize purchases by low-income families. Research has documented significant deficiencies in doctors knowledge about drugs.
