We have now entered a time-frame industry people like to call the Patent Cliff.
Over the next 5 years residents of Newfoundland and Labrador as with all other jurisdictions in Canada and the USA should experience an extreme reduction in the price of essential commonly prescribed medications.
As these new generics enter the marketplace - our government should act immediately to replace the brand drugs on our formulary. This will save us tens of millions of dollars.
Unfortunately we still have a secret committee determining when our tax dollars will be used wisely.
If you can buy the drug in New Brunswick, Alberta, or Ontario - why not here in our province?
Why are our hospitals permitted to dispense drugs that our retail pharmacies cannot?
Why does our government pay brand prices when savings of 40 per cent and more are available?
Sue's Blog will layout some of the financial losses our government has allowed of our essential health care dollars.
We also need to discuss and understand if there are any potential conflicts within the secret committee that answers only to the Minister - and NOT the House of Assembly. We need to know if any member of the committee has any dealings with the drug companies - outside of the committee - and whether those dealings are commercial in nature.
Is it possible that any committee members - who have the power of recommendation to the Minister of Health - could use that power in commercial dealings?
Do the Brand Drug Houses lobby any of the committee members - in any way whatsoever?
You see something is not right here. We are losing tens of millions of dollars and nothing is being done about it. Sound Familiar?
Open and Transparent - right? Public Accounts - spending our money wisely right?
Where is the investigative journalism? Where are the NDP members on this - they are the champions of health care right?
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