Mike Law & Joel Lexchin on CBC's The Current

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18 January 2012

The high costs of prescription drugs are driving some patients to skip doses

All of our premiers have plans to work together on innovative health care but new numbers show they might want to consider a new prescription on pharmaceuticals. New research shows 1 on 10 Canadians won't take their prescription drugs because of cost. And they are more likely to be in B.C. right where our premiers spent the last few days talking health care. Is it time for a National Drug Plan? Or for fewer prescriptions?

Listen to "The high cost of prescription drugs".