ONA supports government's concern about rising costs of pharmaceuticals

Noting that Ontario already spends 10.7 per cent more on drugs per capita than other provinces, the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is pleased that the government is turning its attention to reducing provincial drug costs.

"Front-line registered nurses certainly share the government's concern about the rising costs of pharmaceuticals, which have been consuming a large portion of precious health-care system dollars," said Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN.

"Our dedicated, nurses are worried that for some time the savings have been focused on cutting nursing care hours for our patients, impacting their health outcomes with little attention paid to other costs in the system," said Haslam-Stroud.