Cancer drugs costly for many Canadians, free for others
If a cancer drug has been approved for funding in one province but not the other, one patient will get it for free, while the other patient in another province might have to remortgage their house to afford a drug that can cost anywhere from $1,800 to $132,000 per year.
Prescription drug coverage is a major problem in Canada. Canadians not only pay significantly more for medication than consumers in many other developed countries but many inequities in access exist.
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