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Black people in Canada less likely to fill medication prescriptions due to cost, study says

About 10 to 15 per cent of Black adults in Canada had not filled their prescriptions or had skipped doses due to cost, compared to about 6 per cent of white adults, according to a study analyzing data from the Canadian Community Health Survey.
The study found that even when controlling for variables such as income and insurance coverage, Black people were still less likely to fill prescriptions than white people.
The researchers concluded that the prevalence of cost-related prescription non-adherence was 75 per cent higher among Black adults than white adults, and having insurance coverage significantly reduced this for both groups.

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Black Canadians more likely to skip or delay taking prescribed medicine because they can’t afford it, study finds

Black adults were about 75 per cent more likely to delay or forgo filling prescriptions, or stretch their medications, because of cost, the researchers found.

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