PETITION

TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO

WHEREAS the McGuinty government passed the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act;

AND WHEREAS as a result of Regulations under the Act, generic drug companies are required to supply drugs at the cost prescribed by the government;

AND WHEREAS the pharmacists are required to purchase the drugs at prices set by the generic companies and the government’s new formulary does not fully reimburse pharmacists for the cost of those drugs;

AND WHEREAS the government has removed the “cost to operator” provisions;

AND WHEREAS the pharmacists are forced to either lose money or bill patients for the actual cost of the drugs;

AND WHEREAS the viability of small and independent pharmacists is being threatened through the governments actions by Regulation;

AND WHEREAS many pharmacies in smaller cities, towns and villages in Ontario rely on manufacturers’ rebates to remain economically viable, and the government is proceeding to abolish those rebates.

WE THE UNDERSIGNED petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows:

That the McGuinty government immediately reinstate manufacturers rebates and return the “cost to operator” provision thereby guaranteeing affordable access to medication for all patients.

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