News - Pharmacare

Lower drug prices negotiated by the Manitoba government will save Manitoba families $3.7 million a year and save taxpayers $2.5 million annually as well.

By striking a partnership with other provinces, Manitoba has secured a lower price for six generic drugs and created over $9 million in annual savings for Manitobans and the provincial pharmacare program.

Manitoba families will have more access to the medication they need as the result of the addition of 153 new drugs to the provincial pharmacare formulary effective Jan. 21, which will lower prescription drug costs and provide more treatment options for patients and health-care providers.

The province is adding 120 drugs to PharmaCare, giving Manitobans greater choice and easing the burden of drug costs for patients and families, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced today.

The province is adding more prescription drugs to give Manitobans more choice and ease the burden of prescription drug costs for patients and families.

Premier Greg Selinger announced the government will help support cancer patients and their families by making oral cancer drugs free for Manitobans, eliminating deductibles and covering the cost of necessary support drugs that patients may need during their treatment.

The province will help children and families manage diabetes and attain a greater quality of life through a new pediatric insulin pump program.

Manitobans with serious medical conditions including cancer, diabetes, depression, hypertension, glaucoma, HIV and hepatitis B will benefit from new, effective treatment options now covered by the province’s Pharmacare program, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Manitoba Health will soon provide funding for Lucentis, a treatment used to prevent and reverse eye damage, through a centralized vision program, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Manitoba Health and Healthy Living advises a regulation change will streamline the approval process for pharmacare coverage when health-care providers prescribe flu antivirals, but will not change how these drugs are prescribed to Manitobans who need them.