Lower growth rate for drug spending

R Collier - 2011 - Can Med Assoc
The growth rate of spending on drugs in Canada has reached a 14-year low, according to a
new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). In 2010, Canada spent …

Drug spending tops $25 billion

W Kondro - CMAJ, 2007 - Can Med Assoc
Although the explosive growth rate of spending on drugs in Canada abated slightly in 2006,
it continued to outstrip overall growth in health spending. Canadians are projected to have …

Drug spending hits $24.8 billion

W Kondro - CMAJ, 2006 - Can Med Assoc
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Will Canada bend its health spending curve?

L Vogel - 2013 - Can Med Assoc
Canada is projected to spend an all-time high of $211.2 billion on health care this year, the
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reveals in a new report. But for the first time …

Canadians spending more on drugs

L Eggertson - CMAJ, 2005 - Can Med Assoc
Canadians spent an estimated $22 billion on prescription and nonprescription drugs in 2004—
the fastest-growing segment of health care spending, according to a new report from the …

Drug spending rises

B Sibbald - Canadian Medical Association. Journal, 2003 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Drug spending rises: In 2002 Canadians spent 13.9% more on pharmaceuticals
than in 2001, with the total reaching $13.1 billion.

Drug spending in Canada reaches almost $25 billion in 2005

K Lynas - Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 2006 - search.proquest.com
Though the average per capita spending on drugs was $770 last year, that ranged from
$837 in Ontario to $482 in Nunavut. With respect to government plans covering drugs …

US health spending roars past $1.3 trillion

M Korcok - 2002 - Can Med Assoc
Fuelled by surging prescription drug and hospital costs, health care spending in the US in
2000 soared by 6.9%, to more than US $1.3 trillion. It is the biggest 1-year increase in almost …

Spending on drugs approaching $15 billion a year: CIHI

B Sibbald - 2001 - Can Med Assoc
Canadians spent $14.7 billion on drugs in 2000, an increase of about 10% over the previous
year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reports. And while the makers of …

[CITATION][C] US healthcare spending pace eases up in 2003

C Smith - PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News, 2005 - Springer
The total national healthcare bill rose by 7.7% in 2003 to reach $ US1700 billion, or $
US5670 per person, a lower rate of pace than 2002, but still" faster than growth in both the …