This survey shows the percentage of Canadians over the age of 65 years that skipped medicinal doses or did not fill a prescription due to prescription costs in 2017, by province. Some six percent of older citizens living in Saskatchewan skipped medication doses or did not fill a prescription due to costs.
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CIHI. (January 8, 2018). Share of older Canadians who did not fill a prescription or skipped doses due to costs in 2017, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/442459/cost-barrier-for-prescription-medicine-for-elderly-in-canada-by-province/
CIHI. "Share of older Canadians who did not fill a prescription or skipped doses due to costs in 2017, by province." Chart. January 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442459/cost-barrier-for-prescription-medicine-for-elderly-in-canada-by-province/
CIHI. (2018). Share of older Canadians who did not fill a prescription or skipped doses due to costs in 2017, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442459/cost-barrier-for-prescription-medicine-for-elderly-in-canada-by-province/
CIHI. "Share of Older Canadians Who Did Not Fill a Prescription or Skipped Doses Due to Costs in 2017, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442459/cost-barrier-for-prescription-medicine-for-elderly-in-canada-by-province/
CIHI, Share of older Canadians who did not fill a prescription or skipped doses due to costs in 2017, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442459/cost-barrier-for-prescription-medicine-for-elderly-in-canada-by-province/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Share of older Canadians who did not fill a prescription or skipped doses due to costs in 2017, by province [Graph], CIHI, January 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/442459/cost-barrier-for-prescription-medicine-for-elderly-in-canada-by-province/
