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Sunday, July 24, 2016
Ontario will become the first province to stop paying for high-dose opioid medications under its public drug plans, as part of a measure aimed at combatting the widespread abuse of prescription painkillers.
The Ministry of Health has posted a notice on its website saying all opioids that exceed the equivalent of 200 milligrams of morphine a day will be delisted from the province’s drug formulary as of January. The ministry is overhauling its drug plans against a backdrop of rising addiction rates and overdose deaths across Canada.
“The inappropriate use, abuse and diversion of prescription narcotics has emerged as a significant public health and safety issue in Canada and other jurisdictions around the world,” the ministry says in the notice advising physicians and drug manufacturers of the changes.