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1. The Misguided War against Medicines 2011

   Government spending on all types of prescription drugs (patented and non-patented) is increasing faster than any other component of health spending. And new or patented medicines tend to be more expensive compared to older drugs and other health ...

2. Canada's Drug Price Paradox, 2010

   Since 2005, this study has regulary compared Canadian and American retail prices for an identical group of the 100 most commonly prescribed brand-name (mostly patented) drugs and the 100 most commonly prescribed generic drugs in Canada. This year?s study ...

3. The Misguided War Against Medicines 2010

   The Misguided War against Medicines 2010 examines all of the ways in which spending on drugs may contribute to the overall growth in total government health spending. The evidence suggests that neither patented medicines in particular, nor prescription ...

4. Alberta’s drug reimbursement policy needs re-thinking

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald The Alberta government has just released the second phase of the provincial Pharmaceutical Strategy. The plan calls for decreasing public reimbursement rates for new generic drugs from 75 per cent of the price of the ...

5. Cost Burden of Prescription Drug Spending in Canada and the United States, 2008 Edition

   There is a common misconception that American prices for prescription medications are excessive because they are often higher than prices in Canada. This leads some people to suggest that the overall cost burden of prescription drug spending in the United ...

6. Seniors and Drug Prices in Canada and the United States, 2008 Edition

   This is the Fraser Institute's third report comparing Canada-US price differences for the prescription drugs that are most important to Canadian seniors (aged 60 and older). This year's report analyzes prices for the drugs most commonly ...

7. Canada's Drug Price Paradox, 2008

   This study regularly (since 2005) compares Canadian and American retail prices for an identical group of the 100 most commonly prescribed brand-name (mostly patented) drugs and the 100 most commonly prescribed generic drugs in Canada. In 2007, this sample ...

8. The Misguided War Against Medicines 2008

   Government spending on all types of prescription drugs (patented and non-patented) is increasing faster than any other component of health spending. And new or patented medicines tend to be more expensive compared to older drugs and other health ...

9. Seniors and Drug Prices in Canada and the United States

   This paper compares Canada-US price differences for the drugs that were most important to Canadian seniors (aged 60 and older) in 2006. Prices are compared separately for brand name and generic prescription drugs. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites ...

10. Cost Burden of Prescription Drug Spending in Canada and the United States, 2007 Edition

    Many drugs, generics in particular, are significantly more expensive in Canada than they are in the United States. On balance between the higher prices paid for brand name drugs and the much lower prices paid for generic drugs in the US, Americans spend ...