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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Table of ContentsI. Canadian Drug Prices vs. American Drug PricesII. How the Canadian Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) WorksIII. How the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance WorksIV. How "Free" Canadian Healthcare Works a. Medical Services Plan in British Columbia b. How British Columbians Pay for Prescription DrugsV. Get cheaper Canadian prescription drug prices at Canada Pharmacy Depot.Newcomers to buying their prescription drugs from a Canadian pharmacy may be surprised to learn just how much lower our prices can be. They may even be suspicious; surely such low prices are too good to be true!While it’s understandable to feel suspicious, we can assure you that our prices are very much on par with average, normal prices of prescription drugs in Canada. This is because the American pharmaceutical industry is very different from countries like Canada and the U.K. Let’s take a deeper look at how these systems work.Canadian Drug Prices vs. American Drug PricesFirst, let’s look at the prices we’ll be comparing and discussing by using Cialis (generic name: tadalafil), an erectile dysfunction drug we offer here at Canada Pharmacy Depot.Using American price comparison tool GoodRx, we can see that at the time of this article being written, brand-name Cialis at 5mg costs about $13 per pill at the low end. The retail price of 5 mg generic Cialis is around the same.Now let’s use Canadian price comparison tool Pharmacy Compass to investigate drug prices in the Metro Vancouver area, where Canada Pharmacy Depot is headquartered. Brand name Cialis at 5 mg costs between $4 and $5 per pill (CAD) with an additional flat dispensing fee of $10 for most local pharmacies.How the Canadian Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) WorksSo how are Canadians living just an hour north of the Washington border able to have such drastically low prices? Well, low drug prices in Canada are mainly due to the Canadian Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB). This organization negotiates with pharmaceutical companies on behalf of Canadians so that prices for medicines remain reasonably affordable to the average citizen.At this moment in time, the United States does not have a similar system. But many countries (like the U.K. and France) have similar regulation systems.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193451/ ">[1] According to the PMPRB, Canadian drug prices have remained similar to comparable countries’ prices since the organization’s beginnings in 1987. Generally, drug prices rise at around the same rate as inflation.http://pmprb-cepmb.gc.ca/view.asp?ccid=490 ">[2]PMPRB price regulation includes the
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