Drug battle rages on
Posted Apr 20, 2010 03:40:06 PM.
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Ontario community pharmacies and the province are trying to sway public opinion their way in the generic drug battle.
Pamphlets, petitions, and full page newspaper ads are starting to appear.
At issue is the cost of generic drugs and the allowance fees paid to pharmacies by drug companies.
Kitchener-Waterloo MPP Elizabeth Witmer tells 570 News she’s shocked by how the government is going about the changes.
Frederick Mall Pharmacy Owner and Pharmacist, Ramzi Shakker says without the fees he wouldn’t be able to take on a pharmacy student.
Premier McGuinty says people in Ontario pay some of the highest drug costs in the world and that needs to change.
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