Canada's pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a repeat of the situation with diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic, in which thousands of doses have been mailed over the border to Americans.
Canadian Pharmacists Association vice-president of public affairs Joelle Walker said Americans buying cheaper Canadian drugs is nothing new.But she said the case of Dr. David Davison, a Nova-Scotia-licensed physician based in Texas who is said by regulators to have prescribed large quantities of Ozempic to US-based customers via BC pharmacies, highlights the urgent need for a "national conversation" on how Canada can protect its prescription drug supply against such mass orders.
She said the first step should be securing data on prescription-drug management in Canada, allowing regulators to see where the issues are before being able to address them. The Ozempic issue emerged after B.C. officials discovered that up to 15 per cent of the drug's prescriptions in the province during the first two months of 2023 went to Americans.
"We are looking into the matter and will address it internally and as appropriate," the statement said. "Our economies are intimately intertwined," he said. "And this issue is one that gets caught up in that.
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