Pharmacists raise drug shortage concerns

Pharmacists raise drug shortage concerns

June 26, 2020 6:29 pm EST.

Ontario has now reversed its recommendation to limit prescription drug refills, meant to prevent a shortage during COVID-19. But as Maleeha Sheikh reports, the supply issues that existed before the pandemic, remain the same.

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