Posts in category Access to Affordable Medicines
Access to Affordable MedicinesAddiction, Depression, Psychosis, SchizophreniaDrug PoliticsHealthcare PoliticsSolutions Journalism
Canada’s expanding cannabis market sparks worries
Lancet Jan 12 2019 Canada’s expanding cannabis market
New Drugs for Psychosis & Schizophrenia: FDA Reviews Nuplazid Safety
The Lancet May 5 2018 FDA Pimavanserin review
Access to Affordable MedicinesAddiction, Depression, Psychosis, SchizophreniaDrug PoliticsHealthcare PoliticsHealthcare Privatization: A Global Business CampaignSolutions Journalism
Canada considers solutions for fairer pharma prices
Ottawa is under pressure to do something bold. Spending by governments on patented drugs costing more than $10 000 per patient annually increased 60% last year, and spending on brand-name …
Medicine costs drive seniors to food banks
Over the past decade, the share of food bank users over age 65 increased from 3% to 7% in Toronto. Last year alone, there was a 27% jump in seniors …
Access to Affordable MedicinesDiseases of NeglectDrug PoliticsHealthcare in PrisonsHealthcare PoliticsHepatitis NeglectIndigenous HealthSolutions Journalism
Untreated prison hepatitis – 9 articles that forged life-saving solutions
CMAJ Aug 14 2017 Dramatic Budget Increase for Hep Treatment in Federal Prisons National Observer June 23 2017 BC Prisons distribute drugs to save lives CMAJ 2017 April 24 Secrecy on cost of …