Pharmacare in Canada .: CP32-79/43-2002E-PDF

Many of us have had our lives, or those of people we love, radically changed by prescription drugs. Here, a grandparent has been kept alive by a heart medication; there, a child has lived into his teens because of breakthroughs in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. Vaccination and antibiotics have prevented untold deaths. Pain is eased, more normal lives made possible, chronic conditions dealt with. There is hope that someday new drug therapies may be as effective in treating diseases such as cancer and AIDS. No surprise, then, that in a poll released in late 2001, 86 percent of Canadians said they believe prescription drugs play an important role in improving the quality of healthcare.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Privy Council Office.
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada.
Title Pharmacare in Canada .
Series title Discussion paper
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "May 2002."
Title from cover.
Digitized edition from print produced by Privy Council Office of Canada.
Publishing information Ottawa : Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, 2002.
Description 13 p.
Catalogue number
  • CP32-79/43-2002E-PDF
Subject terms Commissions of inquiry
Health care system
Drug insurance
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