Zurich Citizens News, 1970-10-15, Page 6PAGE SIX
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1970
Concerned about
the cost
of prescriptions?
..your Ontario
Government is ..
and is doing
something about it.
Everyone concerned about the cost of prescrip-
tions finds the -whole thing quite mystifying.
Drug manufacturers' prices vary. Pharmacies'
dispensing fees vary. Doctors prescribe, but don't
always know about prices. The result is that you,
the patient, have no way of knowing if your drug
bill is reasonable or not.
Now the mysticism is being removed.
For many months the Ontario Department of
Health has been working on a program that will
help everybody in Ontario to obtain prescriptions
at reasonable cost ... "PARCOST".
The key is a book that has been supplied for the
professional use of every physician, dentist, hos-
pital and pharmacist in the province. Titled the
Comparative Drug Index, it lists many of the
high quality drugs now available. And it tells
how much each one costs.
For the first time, this revealing information has
been assembled in one book, compiled by an au-
thoritative group of doctors and experts who have
evaluated, without bias, quality products from
over 60 different companies, And it makes pos-
sible, quick easy cost comparisons of drugs that
meet highest quality standards, enabling your
doctor and your pharmacist to take active parts
in the PARCOST program.
Also, your Ontario Government has obtained the
co-operation of participating pharmacists in
agreeing to standardized pricing methods.
Everyone can help make the PARCOST program
work. Discuss it with your doctor or pharmacist.
And when you have a prescription to be filled,
look for the PARCOST symbol at the drug store.
Displayed on the door or window, it tells you that
the pharmacist is co-operating to help you obtain
prescriptions at reasonable cost.
PARCO ST
prescriptions at reasonable cost
Ontario Department of Health
The Hon. Thomas L. Wells, Minister