In 2022, the United States accounted for 42.6 per cent of pharmaceutical sales worldwide compared to 2 per cent for Canada.
american drug prices
December 11, 2018
11:47AM
In a bid to get even steeper drug discounts, Health Canada recently proposed changes to our reference-pricing system.
May 6, 2003
2:00AM
In January, GlaxoSmithKline, a global pharmaceutical manufacturer, announced that it would stop delivering its prescription drugs to wholesalers that supply Canadian mail order pharmacies that sell to American patients. These pharmacies, clustered in Manitoba, take advantage of the price difference between the two countries. Recently, AstraZeneca, an Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical manufacturer, indicated that it would take similar action. Glaxo has weathered a storm of accusations that it is preventing American patients from getting the companys medicines at affordable prices.