Engaging physicians to prescribe more cost-effectively:

摘要

The cost of pharmaceutical spending in Canada continues to rise with concerning rapidity. In 2018 it was the fastest growing category of health care expenditures, at a rate of 3.2% per capita per year. Earlier estimates put total health care spending in 2018 at $253 billion, of which 15.7% was expected to be spent on drugs.1 Canadians spent approximately $13.1 billion dollars out of pocket on prescription drugs in 2018.2