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High Drug Prices, Big R&D Spenders and “Free Riders”: Canada in the Topsy Turvy World of Pharmaceuticals
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| Citation | Åke Blomqvist and Wyonch, Rosalie. 2019. "High Drug Prices, Big R&D Spenders and “Free Riders”: Canada in the Topsy Turvy World of Pharmaceuticals." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | High Drug Prices, Big R&D Spenders and “Free Riders”: Canada in the Topsy Turvy World of Pharmaceuticals – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | High Drug Prices, Big R&D Spenders and “Free Riders”: Canada in the Topsy Turvy World of Pharmaceuticals |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/high-drug-prices-big-rd-spenders-and-free-riders-canada-topsy-turvy-world-pharmaceuticals/ |
| Published Date: | February 26, 2019 |
| Accessed Date: | January 31, 2026 |
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Canada is not a “free rider” on drug pricing according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “High Drug Prices, Big R&D Spenders and “Free Riders”: Canada in the Topsy Turvy World of Pharmaceuticals”, authors Åke Blomqvist and Rosalie Wyonch find that relative to its peers, Canada does not free ride on US research and development spending.
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