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N.S. tightens rules on OxyContin
Globe and Mail (February 20, 2012)
Provinces become proactive after being accused of inaction in the face of rising addiction rates - Nova Scotia has become the latest province to clamp down on OxyContin prescriptions, with Health Minister Maureen MacDonald announcing the province will only pay for the potent painkiller's replacement in extenuating circumstances... View post
Costs driving B.C. residents to skip drugs; One in six people in the province fail to adhere to prescriptions because of expenses, study finds
Globe and Mail (January 17, 2012)
British Columbia has by far the highest rate in the country of patients who stop taking prescribed drugs because they can't afford them, according to a study published Monday... View post
Many Canadians can’t afford to take drugs as directed
Globe and Mail (January 17, 2012)
One in four Canadians who do not have drug insurance are unable to afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, a new study shows. And, over all, one in 10 Canadians struggle to pay for their drug treatments... View post
Employers are clueless about the cost of their drug plans
Globe and Mail (June 1, 2011)
Canadian employers spend more than $200-million a week on drugs. Annually, that figure reaches $10.2-billion. But, for the most part, they are clueless about the cost of their drug plans and just how poorly they are being managed... View post
Specialty drugs, biologics have side effects for employers – soaring costs
Canadian HR Reporter (May 2011)
Employers are facing some tough realities and tough decisions when it comes to health benefit plans because of a rising tide of very expensive, non-traditional or specialty drug therapies. View post
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N.S. tightens rules on OxyContin -Globe and Mail (February 20, 2012) - Provinces become proactive after being accused of inaction in the face of rising addiction rates - Nova Scotia has become the latest... View post
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Another Blockbuster Falls: Generic Plavix® Now Available - February 2012 - After over 8 years of patent challenges between the Canadian generic manufacturing company Apotex and the product’s innovator, sanofi-aventis, clopidogrel (generic for... View post
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Protecting Your Plan from the Gravy Train - February 2012 - Although full-product direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is illegal in Canada, most Canadians are exposed to this type of advertising through media spillage from... View post
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Many Canadians can’t afford to take drugs as directed -Globe and Mail (January 17, 2012) - One in four Canadians who do not have drug insurance are unable to afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, a... View post
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Look ahead with predictive modelling -Benefits Canada (January 2012) - The most recent 24 months of data is one of the most important pieces of information that plan sponsors and advisors have... Download PDF
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Drug Plans Erode Over Last 20 Years -Benefits and Pensions monitor (December 2011) - All of us involved in the provision and management of drug plan benefits should be embarassed by the lack of progress over... Download PDF
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Are we in 2002 or 2012? A word of caution about mail-order pharmacies -Benefits Canada (November 2011) - If a plan design does not support mail order (or any other preferred pharmacy arrangement) in a meaningful way, it will be... Download PDF
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