Pharmaceutical access and use during the pandemic / by Kassandra Cortes and Leah Smith.: CS75-006/2022-11E-PDF

"This study examines Canadians' access to and use of pharmaceuticals using data from the 2021 Survey on Access to Health Care and Pharmaceuticals During the Pandemic, collected from March to May 2021. First, it examines the proportion and characteristics of Canadians who reported not having prescription insurance to cover medication costs, as well as those who reported that their prescription insurance was affected by the pandemic. Next, medication use, out-of-pocket spending on prescription medication, and non-adherence to prescription medication because of cost were examined. Analyses are presented across province, immigration status, and racialized groups, among other sociodemographic variables, and thus offers insight into potential inequities in access to pharmaceuticals in Canada"--Overview of the study, page 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Statistics Canada, issuing body.
Title Pharmaceutical access and use during the pandemic / by Kassandra Cortes and Leah Smith.
Series title Insights on Canadian society, 2291-0840
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"Release date: November 2, 2022."
Issued also in HTML format.
Issued also in French under title: Accès et recours aux produits pharmaceutiques pendant la pandémie.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13).
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2022.
©2022
Author / Contributor Cortes, Kassandra, author.
Description 1 online resource (13 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • CS75-006/2022-11E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 75-006-X
Subject terms Pharmaceutical services insurance -- Canada -- Statistics.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Health aspects -- Canada -- Statistics.
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