Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Carrie Tait, Alanna Smith
Publication Date: May 24, 2025 - 08:00
Alberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing note
May 24, 2025
Alberta purchased children’s pain medication from Turkey at a price more than six times greater than what the provincial health authority normally pays for the same volume of product, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.The Alberta government explained in 2022 that the manufacturer required a minimum order of five million bottles - or $70-million worth of drugs - to get the deal done. But a briefing note, obtained by The Globe, indicates the health authority could have reduced its total bill by ordering less medicine, albeit at a higher price per bottle.
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