Fair Drug Prices for Nova Scotians

Fair drug pricing comes to Nova Scotia

As part of the province’s commitment to make life better for Nova Scotians, the Fair Drug Pricing Act went into effect on July 1, 2011.

Seniors and other Nova Scotians enrolled in the province’s Pharmacare programs now pay less for each prescription of most generic drugs at the pharmacy counter. Prices went down on July 1, 2011 and again on January 1, 2012, and will  go down one more time on July 1, 2012.

Through the Fair Drug Pricing Act, we are making sure that Nova Scotians covered by Pharmacare are getting better prices for generic drugs – prices in line with those paid in other parts of Canada.