Prescription Drugs in Ontario
Owner-pharmacist is
steering a retired nurse toward
the cheaper private label brand of baby aspi-
rin while summoning a staff member to
address a problem with her Glucometer, a
device that measures blood sugar levels.
A lot of people choose to
deal with independents because of the level
of personal service they offer.
But he says that service may wane in future
under the province's proposed drug re-
forms.
The Ontario government plans to slash
$750 million in professional allowances
pharmacists receive from generic drug
makers, part of a plan to cut the price of
those drugs in half.
The cuts, which Ontario Health Minister
Deb Matthews says will bring Ontario's drug
prices in line with other jurisdictions, will
hit pharmacies across the province, wheth-
er they're independently owned, part of a
national chain, or housed in supermarkets
or discount department stores.
The industry says independents such as
who account for 51per cent of the
Ontario market, will be hit hardest.
The price will ultimately be paid by Seniors.
steering a retired nurse toward
the cheaper private label brand of baby aspi-
rin while summoning a staff member to
address a problem with her Glucometer, a
device that measures blood sugar levels.
A lot of people choose to
deal with independents because of the level
of personal service they offer.
But he says that service may wane in future
under the province's proposed drug re-
forms.
The Ontario government plans to slash
$750 million in professional allowances
pharmacists receive from generic drug
makers, part of a plan to cut the price of
those drugs in half.
The cuts, which Ontario Health Minister
Deb Matthews says will bring Ontario's drug
prices in line with other jurisdictions, will
hit pharmacies across the province, wheth-
er they're independently owned, part of a
national chain, or housed in supermarkets
or discount department stores.
The industry says independents such as
who account for 51per cent of the
Ontario market, will be hit hardest.
The price will ultimately be paid by Seniors.
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