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Canada spends over $400 million on medicine that harms seniors
June 24, 2016

Canada spends over $400 million on medicine that harms seniors

Canada spends more than $400 million annually on drugs prescribed to seniors even though the medicines should be avoided for older patients, according to new UBC research.

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