Canada had the second-highest medication costs for common conditions such as high blood pressure and cholesterol in 2015 compared to nine other countries with universal health-care systems, a study published in the CMAJ says. (David Donnelly/CBC)
Canada had the second-highest medication costs for common conditions such as high blood pressure and cholesterol in 2015 compared to nine other affluent countries with universal health-care systems, suggests a new study calling for a national drug plan to lower prices.