title: Purchasing prescription drugs in Canada: hang together or hang separately.
abstract: Canada's provincial and territorial governments have expressed an interest in bulk purchasing prescription drugs for many years. We propose they start by purchasing selected generic drugs for the entire population and provide them for little or no cost to patients. This politically popular strategy would significantly reduce drug expenditures and improve population health.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Steven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Morgan