It is a problem. B.C. has had a province-wide drug network for more than 15 years. A pharmacist knows every prescription that is ever dispensed for that patient. We certainly don't have that here in Ontario. We need it. There are different things that have been put in place to try to prevent double doctoring and prescription drug abuse, but ultimately, province-wide drug systems, profile systems, electronic prescribing, electronic health records that everybody has access to are going to make a huge difference in addressing a lot of those challenges.
On April 10th, 2014. See this statement in context.