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DRUG BENEFIT PLAN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insurance
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drug insurance plan
1, record 1, English, drug%20insurance%20plan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pharmacare 2, record 1, English, pharmacare
correct
- pharmacare plan 3, record 1, English, pharmacare%20plan
correct
- drug plan 4, record 1, English, drug%20plan
correct
- drug benefit plan 5, record 1, English, drug%20benefit%20plan
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plan providing universal coverage of drug costs by government. 2, record 1, English, - drug%20insurance%20plan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term drug-insurance plan is used in the province of Quebec. 6, record 1, English, - drug%20insurance%20plan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurances
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- assurance-médicaments
1, record 1, French, assurance%2Dm%C3%A9dicaments
correct, feminine 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, masculine noun
- programme de remboursement du prix des médicaments 3, record 1, French, programme%20de%20remboursement%20du%20prix%20des%20m%C3%A9dicaments
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assurance universelle qui prévoit le paiement des médicaments par l'état. 4, record 1, French, - assurance%2Dm%C3%A9dicaments
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après assurance-récolte, assurance-frais médicaux. 5, record 1, French, - assurance%2Dm%C3%A9dicaments
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Pharmacology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Access to Drug Therapy in Canada :Drug Costs and Drug Plan Benefit Scenarios 1, record 2, English, Access%20to%20Drug%20Therapy%20in%20Canada%20%3ADrug%20Costs%20and%20Drug%20Plan%20Benefit%20Scenarios
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Pharmacologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Accès à la pharmacothérapie au Canada : Scénarios relatifs aux coûts des médicaments et aux prestations pharmaceutiques
1, record 2, French, Acc%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20la%20pharmacoth%C3%A9rapie%20au%20Canada%20%3A%20Sc%C3%A9narios%20relatifs%20aux%20co%C3%BBts%20des%20m%C3%A9dicaments%20et%20aux%20prestations%20pharmaceutiques
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Document de travail daté du 1er mai 1998. 1, record 2, French, - Acc%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20la%20pharmacoth%C3%A9rapie%20au%20Canada%20%3A%20Sc%C3%A9narios%20relatifs%20aux%20co%C3%BBts%20des%20m%C3%A9dicaments%20et%20aux%20prestations%20pharmaceutiques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1980-09-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Health Insurance
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drug benefit plan
1, record 3, English, drug%20benefit%20plan
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- drug program 2, record 3, English, drug%20program
correct
- prescription drug services 3, record 3, English, prescription%20drug%20services
plural
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The [Taylor] Committee also felt that cost factors in pharmacies, coupled with a three-month frequency limitation, have contributed to dispensing of drugs on an unduly frequent basis, and pharmacists should, ... revert to allowing physicians to determine frequency. 1, record 3, English, - drug%20benefit%20plan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This plan is in effect at the present in the province of Ontario. 2, record 3, English, - drug%20benefit%20plan
Record 3, Key term(s)
- drug programme
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Assurance-maladie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- programme de médicaments
1, record 3, French, programme%20de%20m%C3%A9dicaments
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fournitures pharmaceutiques sur ordonnance 2, record 3, French, fournitures%20pharmaceutiques%20sur%20ordonnance
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce programme s'étend aux médicaments fournis par un pharmacien sur ordonnance d'un médecin ou d'un dentiste. Ces médicaments doivent être inscrits sur la liste dressée par le ministre des Affaires sociales. Les médecins, les dentistes et les pharmaciens possèdent cette liste. 1, record 3, French, - programme%20de%20m%C3%A9dicaments
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plan actuellement en vigueur dans la province de Québec. 1, record 3, French, - programme%20de%20m%C3%A9dicaments
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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