Independents

Rx check in aisle three, please

For customers, drug system changes could mean higher fees, longer lines, less service and hindered access to new generics—and similar reforms may spread across Canada.

Ontario pharmacy leaders have done the math and, however you look at them, the drug reforms announced yesterday add up to some painful new realities.

On April 1 2010, a number of the changes recommended in phase two of Alberta’s Pharmaceutical Strategy are being implemented.