Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Olive Branch in Drug Battle


Health Minister Deb Matthews says some pharmacists are willing to sit down and talk about the government's proposed changes to Ontario's prescription drugs system.

Matthews says she's eager to speak with pharmacists angry over the plan to slash generic drugs costs and come up with some sort of agreement.

But that small step is unlikely to end the ongoing battle, since a coalition of community pharmacies, which has been the strongest opponents to the changes, still disagrees with the proposals.