In partnership with the Government of Canada, the Province has launched the National Pharmacare Program, providing Island residents with coverage for most contraceptives and diabetes medications, as well as expanded access to blood glucose test strips. The federal and provincial...
Supporting Island families - Grant Wyand doesn’t want the cost of prescription medicines to prevent Islanders from accessing them. Through the Pharmacare program, the Prince Edward Island government is working to help Islanders with the costs of prescription medications, along...
Increased coverage will further support Islanders under the Ostomy Supplies Program (OSP). “Ostomy supplies can be costly, and this should not be a barrier to receiving the appropriate care. I am pleased that more Islanders will be supported through this increase to the income...
Hundreds of Islanders now have help to pay for more prescription medications as six new drugs were added to the provincial drug formulary August 1. Drugs were added to the formulary to improve access for patients with arthritis, diabetes, COPD, lung cancer, heart failure and for...
No Canadian should have to choose between paying for prescription drugs and putting food on the table. Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable Ernie Hudson, Minister of Health and Wellness for Prince Edward Island (PEI), highlighted...
The number of Islanders accessing funding through the Insulin Pump Program has increased by 162 per cent over the past year. Last September, the Government of Prince Edward Island expanded insulin pump coverage so that all medically eligible residents living with type 1 diabetes...
PEI to improve catastrophic drug coverage program to make medication more affordable and accessible No Canadian should have to choose between paying for prescription drugs and putting food on the table. Unfortunately, many are faced with this impossible decision every day. As...
Island residents covered under public drug programs on PEI may be eligible to receive up to a 90-day supply of most oral medications, through a collaboration between the Government of PEI and the PEI Pharmacists association. This is expected to save Island residents considerable...
This month marks the third anniversary of Pharmacy Plus PEI, with 43 per cent of Island residents having used these services and more than 224,000 assessments completed since the program began. The Pharmacy Plus PEI program supports 49 participating pharmacies in 16 communities...
PEI to expand provincial drug coverage to make medication more affordable and accessible No Canadian should have to choose between paying for prescription drugs and putting food on the table. Unfortunately, many are faced with this impossible decision every day. As part of the...