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Cubic Health Inc. – New Address

Posted April 18, 2012

Effective April 13th, Cubic Health has a new address: 26 Soho Street, Suite 390 Toronto, ON, M5T 1Z7 All contact information (phone/fax/e-mail) remains the same. 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 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

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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

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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 new study shows. And, over all, one in 10 Canadians struggle to pay for their drug treatments... View post

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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

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