The ACFP is pleased to share with you the annual Price Comparison of Commonly Prescribed Pharmaceuticals in Alberta
document. Authored by Dr. Mike Kolber, Tony Nickonchuk, and Jayson Lee, the document identifies generic products (generally cheaper) from brand name products, a 90 day cost for standard doses (unless otherwise noted), and Alberta Blue Cross and Indian Affairs coverage.
The document is grouped by medication class and then ordered by cost. Please read the introduction for further explanation and specifically how the costs were calculated. While this document is not exhaustive, it contains many medications potentially used by office based primary care providers.
We Want to Hear From You – Please Take a Moment and Complete the Impact Assessment
We wish to hear about your experiences with and the impact the document has on your daily practice. The survey should take you ~5 minutes to complete. Questions are pertinent to the most recent year you have been using the document.
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Thank you very much. Could you consider adding testosterone preparations in next year’s version?
Very helpful and useful!
Unfortunately this doesn’t help compare prices across pharmacies and so far, every pharmacy I’ve contacted has posted higher prices than what is noted on your list, which is helpful in identifying that most pharmacies are overcharging and there is no legal control over that practice