The majority of Canadians don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 their responsibility to help the U.S. with drug costs or supply, a new survey suggests.
Thursday鈥檚 survey from the Angus Reid Institute comes after the Trump administration said it was setting up a system to allow wide-scale, bulk imports of prescription drugs from Canada.
Seventy-nine per cent of respondents said the country should focus on its own drug supply, and 78 per cent said they would support a national Pharmacare program 鈥� support for which was highest in lower-income families, and lowest in higher-income ones.
Another 64 per cent said they were concerned about the effect the U.S. policy could have on the Canadian drug supply. Results suggest 17 per cent already think there are 鈥渇requent鈥� drug shortages, while 65 per cent believe the supply is 鈥渟ufficient,鈥� although still with drug shortages.
Forty per cent of Canadians say someone in their household has had trouble getting the medication they need 鈥� a figure that stayed similar throughout income ranges.
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