What is the true cost of prescription medications in Canada compared to other countries? It is generally assumed that the cost of prescription medications is increasing at a rapid rate. Governments looking for ways to control spending may not be saving as much as they could according to a new study, Canada’s Drug Price Paradox 2007, from the Fraser Institute.

• Brett Skinner, Director of Health, Pharmaceutical & Insurance Policy Research at the Fraser Institute and PhD Candidate, University of Western Ontario, Department of Political Science