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I loved Labrador & Newfoundland when I visited them but this doesn't sound like good news for those people there on Medications that don't like generics.
New drug legislation may affect consumers and pharmacies
Proposed changes to Newfoundland and Labrador's Pharmaceutical Services Act could mean some people on the government's drug program may end up paying more for prescription drugs and independent pharmacists may earn less.
The government is planning to amend the way it purchases generic drugs this spring with amendments to the act.
When Jerome Kennedy was health minister last July, he said in a government news release that the province was not considering any drug-pricing policy that would download costs to residents.
But if passed, the new legislation tabled in the house this spring will require people on the province's drug plan to pay the difference if they want a drug that's more expensive than the equivalent generic drug covered by the province.
New drug legislation may affect consumers and pharmacies