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) announced that as of December 28, 2022, 38 new medications are being added to the PEI formulary, including two important medications, Zejula® (niraparib tosylate) and Lynparza® (olaparib), for treating ovarian cancer.
This announcement is a critical milestone in the Improving Affordable Access to Prescriptions Drugs (IAAPD) initiative. Under the Government of Canada's IAAPD initiative announced in August 2021, PEI is receiving $35 million over four years in federal funding to add new drugs to its list of covered drugs, and lower out of pocket costs for drugs covered under existing public plans for residents of PEI.
In spring 2021, PEI began the work of reviewing the formulary and drug programs with the goal to identify the gaps that exist between coverage in the province and the rest of the Atlantic region.
