If you compare Quebec's formulary to the one being proposed, even though it's not final, you can see that several millions of diabetes-related prescriptions would be lost. A significant percentage of patients would have to switch drugs, which makes no sense. It's impossible. Quite honestly, we manage stock shortages every day in community pharmacies. Adding a draconian change in coverages to that could be disastrous for the health of Canadians and Quebeckers. We really need to ensure that this formulary at least covers Quebec's formulary, even though the Quebec one is generous.
Broad coverage is needed for diabetes, for reasons that my colleagues mentioned regarding the individual contribution of each drug to the treatment of that disease. This availability, this wide range of covered drugs, is essential in maintaining the health of Canadians.