HE302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Evergreening, Economic Evaluation, Essential Medicines
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Goal is to move in a gradual but deliberate and dedicated way to integrate prescription drugs more fully into continuum of care (not just immediately integrate prescription drugs into canada health act) Two critical issues to be addressed: improving access and ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent canadians from accessing drugs, continuing to improve quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of drugs. 300 million prescription drugs are filled in canada each year 10 prescriptions for each man, woman or child. Canadian family (3 people) spends an average of a year on prescription drugs (average prescription price is . 92) There is significantly less coverage in atlantic canada compared to rest of the country. When people move between provinces, they lose their drug coverage and have to wait for. 3 months to be eligible in their new province: british columbia has most percentage insured and new brunswick has least. The majority of drug costs are covered through employer-sponsored private group insurance plans.
