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In Canada the services, medication and hospital fee are controlled by the government, this created a better outcome for the security of the citizen. This regulation can lead to major saving in term of the GDP per capita paid by the government in this regard. The government negotiates drug prices so by doing that prices are more affordable for the people. It’s not necessary the uses of co-pays and deductible, but if any type of charged for any reason this can still be a dissent price by the patient. As result of this Canadian are proud and feel secured by the contribution of the social

Today, Canada is the only industrialized nation without a national pharmacare plan (“Campaign for a National Drug Plan” 1). Currently, each province has its own pharmacare plan and this creates differences in medication prices across the nation. Price depends on drug efficacy, how commonly the drug is used, and to what extent the provincial government decides to subsidize the drug. Overall, drug coverage in Canada depends on a person’s age, income, and the province they live in. Today, one in ten Canadians cannot afford the medications that their doctors prescribe (“Pharmacare 2020” 2). Their lack of

P3 - Explain relevant sections of key legislation and associated guidelines with regard to the administration of medicines

P3- explain relevant sections of key legislation associated guidelines with regard to the administration of medicines

The organization’s purpose states that it harmonizes the scientific approach of its products and services. They have also increased the production of its health technology assessments (HTAs) and rapid reviews. On the customer side, the organization has invited patient engagement, and welcomed the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review - one of their major key initiatives - to the organization. Their work is one of

Putting a cap on the amount of painkillers that doctors could prescribe would also be cost effective. This policy would not cost taxpayers money, instead it takes money away from the pharmaceutical companies. While this may seem very cost effective, many doctors and long-term care facilities would push back, claiming that this is hurting the care of their patients. The last option of decriminalizing drugs would neither save nor spend any more money. Money that is used to imprison and prosecute drug users to be spent on rehabilitation; does not save any money in the short term but saves lives’ long

In recent years, health care reform has been a heated debate topic throughout the U.S. On March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” was signed into law(Health Care). During this same time period, the health care system just north of us, in Canada, has been renowned as the ideal system. The two systems can be compared by looking at the major features of each: provision of care, funding of coverage, and availability of coverage.

Prescription drug coverage in Canada is different for every province and has evolved over time , public drug plans fund only 38.3% of the total drug expenditure in Canada in 2012 which included the non-prescribed medicines(8). Every provincial drug plan available includes patient charges .the current patchwork of Canada includes a complex, 46 federal, provincial and territorial prescription drug coverage program (6). It varies in the type and level of coverage provided throughout the country as well as in the must pay out-of-pocket amount as the part of public prescription drug plan.

Canada’s health care system “can be described as a publicly-funded, privately-provided, universal, comprehensive, affordable, single-payer, provincially administered national health care system” (Bernard, 1992, p.103). Health care in Canada is provincial responsibility, with the Canada Health act being a federal legislation (Bernard, 1992, p. 102). Federal budget cuts, has caused various problems within Medicare such as increased waiting times and lack of new technology. Another problem with Medicare is that The Canada Heath Act does not cover expenditures for prescriptions drugs. All these issue has caused individuals to suggest making Medicare privatized. Although, Canada’s health care system consists of shortcomings, our universal

The search for the best universal healthcare system has expanded all over the globe and Canada is no exception. As with anything involving public policy, there have been a number of options put forward as the best policy option to fix the shortcomings of the current system. Some argue that Canada should add supplementary

The five drugs I used are listed here: Diazepam TAB 5MG, Fenofibrate TAB 145MG, Metformin Hcl TAB 500MG, Montelukast Sodium TAB 10MG, and Tramadol Hcl TAB 500MG. The drugs I choose where formulary and did have restrictions, the drugs that I found out had restrictions were Diazepam TAB 50MG with a restriction of 120 TABS every 30 days, Metformin Hcl TAB 500MG with a restriction of 150 TABS every 30 Days, and Tramadol Hcl TAB 500MG with a restriction of 240 TABS every 30 days. One of the main reasons I choose Silver Scripst Choice was because the annual drug deductibles cost was $0 even though the copay is anywhere from $3-$46 or 33%-46% the monthly premium is extremely cheap coming in at only $23.40 which is one of the lowest monthly premiums I saw with no annual drug deductibles. Now if I have to help a friend family member, I know which drug plan would be the best with the lowest price, the main reason I choose this plan was because the other plans were ridiculous and most of the plans annual drug deductibles were anywhere $250-$360 with monthly premiums being from $18.40-$49.20 with the copay not even calculated into that it doesn’t sound like a lot, but it is a lot for prescriptions to most elderly recipients of Medicare who only have so much money to live off of each month and for them every cent

In the first Hall Royal Commission, Pharmacare is outlined as recommend in joining the covered benefits for Canadian citizens - Canadians pays slightly less than their U.S. counterparts for Pharmaceuticals (Armstrong, p51). Privatization influences an unequal system - creating significant hindrances for impoverished people in Canada, again creating a rich-poor divide that does not influence equality, which is the essence of the Canadian Health Act. As pointed out in The Canadian Regime, “In European Countries, drugs are covered by public insurance schemes. Why not do the same in Canada?” (Malcolmson, p226). Further, Malcolmson describes the possibility for the government to generate a type of bulk buying scheme - where we as a country can

The Commonwealth Fund, New York. (2006). US Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage. Retrieved from US Me

One of the problems of Medicare itself is that it doesn't cover the costs of prescription drugs for its members; this has led to one of the major reasons that the program is in danger. A great deal of personal healthcare relies on the use of drugs, and since the program doesn't cover these costs, the individual must bear them. According to the AARP, in 1999 out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs were estimated to be $450 per person each year (AARP). Obviously, members have joined the program to defray their medical costs, but these figures indicate that they still have large costs to pay. The other problem faced by the Medicare program is that it is also suffering from a lack of funds. According to Governor George W. Bush, the financial health of Medicare is in serious jeopardy and might face deficit as soon as 2010 (Bush). As a result of these major problems, one might wonder why the plan isn't scrapped for another program; well according to polls done by the Public Agenda, an Internet public policy site, American citizens are strongly in favor of Medicare, and would rather see the problems ironed out (Public Agenda). Therefore it is necessary to come up with a solution, so that the Medicare program remains intact.

Canada's publicly-funded universal health care system is a direct representation of Canada's fundamental values of equality ("What are Canadian Values?", 2017). However, of all high-income countries that have implemented a universal health care program (Lopert, 2017), Canada is the only country that has yet to include prescription drugs within their universal health coverage plan (Martin, 2017, p. 90). Provinces are now demanding a public insurance plan for prescription medications, but pharmaceutical innovations are at risk if Canadian negotiators are not able to reach a consensus with U.S. demands during the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (Lopert, 2017). In order for Canada to achieve a universal