Ottawa willing to add to list of medications covered by pharmacare bill: minister

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OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland says the government is open to adding more medications to the list of drugs covered by its proposed pharmacare program.

Conservative health critic Stephen Ellis asked the minister why semaglutide — a class of antidiabetic medication — was not included on the list of drugs covered by the legislation.

Holland said the current list represents an"absolute minimum," and the government is open to adding to it based on negotiations with provinces and recommendations from the committee. Ellis responded:"You’ll have your chance to ask me questions at some point when you're sitting in the Opposition."

 

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