Drugs for Rare Diseases – Alberta Agreement

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Ottawa – The Governments of Canada and Alberta signed the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Disease (DRD) agreement to invest a total amount of over $162 million over three years to improve access to new drugs for rare diseases for its residents and to support enhanced access to existing drugs, early diagnosis, and screening for rare diseases. In March 2023, …

Health Minister talks on drug, other health product shortages

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Ottawa – Drugs and other health products are essential to maintaining and improving our health. Disruptions to this critical supply can cause hardships for Canadians and their families and put stress on our health care system. This is why ensuring Canadians can get the drugs and other health products they need when they need them, is one of our government’s …