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      Prescription drug shortages alarm patients across Canada | CBC.ca Loaded

      Prescription drug shortages alarm patients across Canada

      7 years ago
      Duration 2:05

      Prescription drug shortages alarm patients across Canada

      • 7 years ago
      • News
      • Duration 2:05

      Right now, there are more than 1,600 drugs that can't be filled, many of them used for critical and chronic conditions, and it's a problem that seems to be getting worse.

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