All right. I'm a little bit surprised, but it's okay.
Since the first provincial pharmacare plans were implemented in the 1970s, generic drug companies have given pharmacies discounts. Generic drugs have also become an important part of pharmacies' revenues. However, over the past few years, the lower refund rates for generic drugs through public plans have reduced the discounts generic drug makers give to pharmacists.
Are generic drug companies still giving pharmacies those kinds of discounts? If so, what percentage of their revenues do those discounts generally account for? How much of those discounts are passed on to clients by pharmacies?