Clinical Professor, UBC Division of Endocrinology, University of British Columbia
I am a clinical professor in the UBC Division of Endocrinology. I have focused my career on the care of adults with rare inherited metabolic disorders. I have been consulted by federal agencies including Health Canada and CADTH on issues around high cost drugs for rare diseases. I also advise the BC provincial government on issues around rare diseases and high cost drugs.
High drug prices in Canada are just one side of a bad equation
Jul 18, 2023 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
The Canadian health-care system is under pressure as service levels decline while costs escalate. Drugs are one of our largest health-care expenditures. A federal agency, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB),...
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