generic drug pricing – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 High-cost medicines driving drug costs for public, private plans: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/high-cost-medicines-driving-drug-costs-for-public-private-plans-report/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130310 The increasing use of high-cost medicines is the primary cost driver for all Canadian drug plans, according to a new report by the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. It found drug costs for public plans rose by 5.3 per cent in 2019/20, with high-cost medicines accounting for 6.3 per cent of the increase. Among private […]

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