But as the use and price of phar- of problems.4,5,6 maceuticals have increased, so have issues and concerns – particularly about the safe and appropriate use of medications, and the challenge of the increasing financial burden to Canadians and governments. [...] They also pledged to only when needed and the right drug is used for the better manage the costs of all prescription medications, right problem; including generic medications, and to ensure that 7) Broaden the practice of e-prescribing through medications are safe, effective, and accessible in a timely accelerated development and deployment of the and cost-effective fashion.38 Electronic Health Re [...] This signalled the provincial and territorial release a progress report on the National Pharmaceuticals ministers’ intent to raise the profile of the National Strategy and to “continue to work on key elements … Pharmaceuticals Strategy and to negotiate some elements with a special focus on the catastrophic drug program”. [...] Citizens’ Council that will advise the Ministry on the According to the Ontario Ministry of Health and social aspects of drug policies and priorities; Long-Term Care, the government expects to save up > strengthening transparency by giving patients to $277 million per year as a result of the new a role in drug listing decisions of the Committee to legislation.52 Evaluate Drugs; The Act includes: > [...] With the exception of the Northwest Territories, which has yet to initiate a plan towards implementing a drug information system, the remaining provinces and territories are in the planning and implementa- tion phases.66 In addition, family physicians must be linked to these systems; many of them must pay to provide the computer infrastructure that links them to electronic health records and datab