National Rx program sought in Canada

July 16, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review Canadian Pharmacists Association, Carlo Berardi, CPhA, pan-Canadian pharmacare program, Perry Eisenschmid, Pharmacare 2.0, universal coverage for prescription drugs CDR Blog, Pharmacy

The push is on for a national pharmacare program in Canada. Dubbed Pharmacare 2.0, the effort — launched in late June by the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) — aims to build a national consensus for a pan-Canadian pharmacare framework. CPhA noted that all developed countries with universal health care, except Canada, provide universal coverage for