As of fiscal year 2018/2019, prescription drug Janumet (with the ingredients sitagliptin and metformin) cost, on average, 1,004 Canadian dollars per beneficiary. Janumet is a widely used medicine to treat type 2 diabetes.
Average cost per beneficiary of select prominent drugs in Canada's public drug plans in 2019/2020*
(in Canadian dollars)
* The public drug plans include British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, and the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program.
This analysis only includes data for beneficiaries that met their deductible and received public reimbursement.
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PMPRB. (November 29, 2021). Average cost per beneficiary of select prominent drugs in Canada's public drug plans in 2019/2020* (in Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/487519/cost-per-beneficiary-of-select-drugs-in-canada-s-public-drug-plan/
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