Time to close costly loopholes on drug patent laws

Federal government can do its part to speed province's access to cost-saving generic drugs, now

The government should be commended for wanting to end the practice of "evergreening" of drug patents. Evergreening has cost Canada's healthcare system more than $1.5-billion by unfairly extending market monopolies on brand-name drugs. Yet, while the political will is clearly there, the first draf...

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