The poll, which surveyed 2,048 adults in Canada, show 22 per cent reported splitting pills, skipping doses or deciding not to fill or renew a prescription due to cost.
Everyone in BC should be signing up for Fair PharmaCare; it was hugely helpful for me when I was unemployed for a year after finishing my master’s degree, but there are still benefits even if you are employed (they cap how much you should be paying for drugs during the year based on your income).
I earn a good income today (and today just accepted a job offer for an even better income!) and I’m proud to pay back into a program that helped me with expenses when I was down - I hope the NDP succeed and we get a similar program on a federal level.
Everyone in BC should be signing up for Fair PharmaCare; it was hugely helpful for me when I was unemployed for a year after finishing my master’s degree, but there are still benefits even if you are employed (they cap how much you should be paying for drugs during the year based on your income).
I earn a good income today (and today just accepted a job offer for an even better income!) and I’m proud to pay back into a program that helped me with expenses when I was down - I hope the NDP succeed and we get a similar program on a federal level.