Drug expenditure in Canada, 1985 to 2011 : Dépenses en médicaments au Canada, de 1985 à 2011 : dépenses et main-d'oeuvre de la santé

The share of public drug expenditure in total drug expenditure was highest in the United Kingdom, at 84.7%.iv • Public drug expenditure accounted for 9.4% of public-sector health expenditure in Canada. [...] Among the provinces and territories, the share of prescribed drugs in total drug expenditure is forecast to have ranged from 82.0% in British Columbia and 83.0% in Alberta to 88.2% in Quebec and 89.1% in Newfoundland and Labrador. [...] The Share of Drugs in Total Health Expenditure The share of drugs in total health expenditure is forecast to have been higher in 2011 than in 1985 in all provinces and territories except Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Figure 11). [...] Drug Expenditure by Type of Drug and by Source of Finance Public- and Private-Sector Prescribed and Non-Prescribed Drugxiii Expenditure In 2011, in all provinces and territories except British Columbia, the annual growth rate for prescribed drug spending per capita is forecast to have been higher in the private sector than in the public sector (Figure 14). [...] In 2009, the share of drug spending in public-sector health expenditure was lower than the share of drug spending in total health expenditure in most of the selected countries (the exceptions were Germany and the United Kingdom), reflecting generally higher cost-sharing for drugs than for other health expenditure.