A new analysis in the Canadian Medical Association Journal looked into drugs approved in the United States and Europe but not submitted to Health Canada.
Health Minister Adrian Dix says in a news release that full coverage of the medications will be available to all B.C. residents with an active medical services plan.
Posing as an aunt or uncle seeking help for a fictitious 16-year-old who survived a fentanyl overdose, researchers called U.S. rehabs and asked if they offered the treatment medication buprenorphine.
The NDP and Liberals struck a confidence-and-supply agreement last year that would see the NDP support the government on key votes to hold an election off until 2025 in exchange for progress on NDP priorities.
The ability for specialists to bill for a full consult when seeing patients for a subsequent visit are among the changes to referral rules in the province.
