Canada-EU trade agreement expected to increase drug costs.
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CETA and pharmaceuticals: impact of the trade agreement between Europe and Canada on the costs of prescription drugs
On a per capita basis, Canadian drug costs are already the second highest in the world after the United States and are among the fastest rising in the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada will further exacerbate the rise in costs by: Committing Canada to creating a new system of ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 185 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013