Pharmacare & Pharmaceutical Reform – Best Medicines Coalition

We support reforms which will allow all Canadians to access the medicines they need when needed, equitably and consistently, as outlined in our core positions and principles, and in formal submissions.
CADTH Advisory Panel:
BMC Submission on Potential Pan-Canadian Formulary (February 25, 2022)

National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases:
Op-ed: Canada must act to fund drugs for rare diseases (Ottawa Citizen, March 9, 2023)

BMC’s Submission on the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases — Additional Considerations (August 15, 2022)

BMC’s Submission on the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases (March 26, 2021)

Pharmacare Advisory Council:
BMC’s Position Points on Key Recommendations (July 2019)

Statement Regarding National Pharmacare Interim Report Announcement (March 6, 2019)

Positions and Considerations Regarding National Pharmacare Funding Options (January 2019)

National Pharmacare Implementation: Patient Perspectives and Considerations (September 2018)

BMC Survey:
Patient Perspectives on National Pharmacare: Current Challenges, Goals and Implementation Issues (August 2018)

BMC Positions:
Submission to Finance Canada: Priorities for the Federal Budget (February 10, 2023)

Federal Health Mandate: Put patient values, needs and improved outcomes at the centre of health and pharmaceutical policy (November 15, 2021)

Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (August 2020)

Pharmacare Position Points (September 2019)