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Public drug coverage in Canada is a patchwork, and falling through the cracks is expensive. From Trillium in Ontario to PharmaCare in BC, here's how to find the program that fits your situation — and what to do while you wait.
More Canadians than ever are covering prescriptions out of pocket, whether their plan has a coverage gap or the drug simply isn't on the provincial formulary. Here's how to soften the blow with assistance programs, discount tiers, and a little therapeutic creativity.
Heading south for four months? Your prescriptions don't take a vacation. From insurer fine print to cross-border rules, here's how Canadian snowbirds keep their meds flowing — and their budgets intact — all winter long.
Generics can cost 30 to 80 percent less than brand-name drugs — but how do Canadians know they're getting the real deal? We break down Health Canada's approval process, compare prices on the ten most-filled prescriptions, and flag the rare cases where sticking with the brand makes sense.
From statins to inhalers, prescription prices can swing by hundreds of dollars depending on where — and how — you fill them. We dug into seven of the most commonly overpaid-for medications in Canada, with real strategies to cut your costs on every one.