B.C. works to ensure its Ozempic supply for diabetes patients not U.S. weight loss
British Columbia wants to work with the federal government to ensure prescription drugs are available to Canadians and don’t end up sold over the internet to American customers, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday.
Health Minister Adrian Dix said the change will ensure patients in B.C. and Canada who need Ozempic to treat their diabetes will continue to have access to that medication and other drugs that may require protection in the future. “We do not bring drugs to B.C. for them to be re-exported to the United States,” Dix said. “Here in Canada, we have to protect the interests of B.C. patients. This is a legislated regulation response to a real problem. This action will address this problem.”
Dix said he has spoken with federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos about the Ozempic issue and wider issues surrounding prescription drugs and the minister has been “supportive.” “There’s a lot of money involved in this drug and a lot of interest,” Dix said. “This was the mass sale by the internet of a prescription drug we need.”
Dix said the College of Pharmacists of BC will be responsible for ensuring its registrants comply with the new regulation.
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