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The building blocks of drug coverage reforms in Canada

In the fragmented system, we don't even have access to data on prescribed drugs to assess if physicians’ prescribing habits are in line with best medical evidence, or if they are simply the results of drug companies’ promotional campaigns.

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BY MARC-ANDRé GAGNON
April 29, 2019

Opinion | BY MARC-ANDRé GAGNON | April 29, 2019

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The building blocks of drug coverage reforms in Canada

In the fragmented system, we don't even have access to data on prescribed drugs to assess if physicians’ prescribing habits are in line with best medical evidence, or if they are simply the results of drug companies’ promotional campaigns.

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The building blocks of drug coverage reforms in Canada

In the fragmented system, we don't even have access to data on prescribed drugs to assess if physicians’ prescribing habits are in line with best medical evidence, or if they are simply the results of drug companies’ promotional campaigns.

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