The province said the funding would be used to speed up measures already underway to improve access to primary healthcare, surgeries and mental health and addiction services.
Teale Phelps Bondaroff, chair of the AccessBC campaign for free prescription contraception, says the policy is exactly what his organization has spent years calling for, and advocates are “so excited.”
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The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face annual costs of more than US$1,000 for insulin they need in order to live.
On Tuesday the association released a policy paper following consultations with federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, provincial and territorial dental associations and dentists from across Canada.
Ottawa pharmacy owner Guo Ma told staff no labels were necessary for methadone dispensed regularly to the same patient and narcotic system alerts should just be ignored if it’s backed by a prescription, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
