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DRUG INSURANCE PLAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insurance
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prescription drug insurance plan
1, record 1, English, prescription%20drug%20insurance%20plan
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drug insurance plan 2, record 1, English, drug%20insurance%20plan
correct, noun
- pharmacare plan 3, record 1, English, pharmacare%20plan
correct, noun
- drug plan 4, record 1, English, drug%20plan
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An insurance plan that provides equitable access to pharmaceutical products and covers their cost in part or in full. 5, record 1, English, - prescription%20drug%20insurance%20plan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pharmacare plan: In Canada, the word «pharmacare» is almost exclusively used to describe a universal, publicly funded drug coverage plan. In broader usage, especially outside Canada, pharmacare seems to describe any drug coverage plan, whether privately or publicly funded. 5, record 1, English, - prescription%20drug%20insurance%20plan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurances
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- régime d'assurance médicaments
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20d%27assurance%20m%C3%A9dicaments
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- régime d'assurance-médicaments 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20d%27assurance%2Dm%C3%A9dicaments
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Régime d'assurance qui permet un accès équitable aux produits pharmaceutiques et qui couvre leur coût en partie ou en totalité. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9gime%20d%27assurance%20m%C3%A9dicaments
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
régime d'assurance-médicaments : Bien que cette forme avec trait d'union soit encore acceptée, la tendance actuelle est de supprimer le trait d'union entre les mots «assurance» et «médicaments». 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9gime%20d%27assurance%20m%C3%A9dicaments
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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