Annual rates of change in prescription drug expenditures,
NPDUIS public drug plans*

Note: This analysis only includes data for beneficiaries that met their deductible and received public reimbursement.

As of 2020/21, the total prescription drug expenditures, the annual rates of change and the CAGR were calculated without data from the NIHB program. The impact of NIHB data on the rate of change would be minimal (approximately 0.1%).

* British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, and the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program.
Chart: Insurance PortalSource: National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System Database, Canadian Institute for Health InformationCreated with Datawrapper