Health & Healthcare

Prescription drugs and pharmacare platforms

Here's what the 2025 Newfoundland & Labrador election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Negotiate a funding agreement with the federal government for joining the national pharmacare programme

    "A re-elected Liberal government will engage the Federal Government to negotiate a funding agreement to join the national pharmacare program." — nlliberals.ca, retrieved 2025-10-02

PC

  • Negotiate with the federal government on a national pharmacare programme

    "Negotiate with the federal government to secure a national pharmacare program that lowers the cost of prescription drugs and diabetic supplies." — For All of Us, retrieved 2025-10-08

NDP

  • Immediately sign onto the Federal Pharmacare agreement to cover the costs of some pharmaceuticals

    "We’ll end the Liberal foot-dragging and immediately sign on to the Federal Pharmacare agreement – saving patients hundreds of dollars every year on the medication they rely on." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

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