Generic Ozempic, which Canada has but USA doesn't, is a mildly interesting new twist (tho unconvinced it will change anything) in this endless import-cheaper-drugs saga.
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"With FDA backing, Colorado says state will save money by importing drugs from Canada"
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
Prepared me for the experience of having someone else simultaneously editing in the same Google Doc.
New regulations around drug and medical device shortages in the Canada Gazette...
"Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Food and Drugs Act (Shortages and Discontinuation of Sale of Drugs and Medical Devices): SOR/2026-96" 💊📄
gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/202...
"The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for the clinical management of filovirus disease which include all types of #Ebola and Marburg viruses." www.who.int/news/item/17...
A drug exists that is nearly 100% effective at preventing HIV and only needs to be taken twice a year. It's called lenacapavir.
But Gilead, the company that controls it, isn't making enough available for the world.
We know Gilead can make lenacapavir more accessible.