Fair Drug Prices: Sustainability

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Prescription drugs are a medical necessity to maintain and restore health. The inability to afford drugs means that individuals go without, resulting in more serious medical conditions and loss of time from work. This, in turn, results in additional costs to the health care system in the form of hospital stays and frequent visits to medical offices and emergency rooms.

A recent survey reported by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in Ontario indicates that as many as one in four residents (25%) have walked away from the pharmacy counter without filling their prescription due to its cost.

The Province of Prince Edward Island has to work to ensure it can continue to afford the drugs people need.

This information has been taken from website "Fair Drug Prices"
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