The reaction is mixed to the province’s decision to reverse a directive by the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists to temporarily restrict prescription refills to 30 days. “We are taking this action to ensure that our vulnerable population is not put in a position where they have to choose among paying for their medication, buying groceries, or paying their rent,” Premier Blaine Higgs said Thursday, adding the decision was a difficult one but the right one.
College registrar Sam Lanctin said in a statement: “We are gravely disappointed in this decision. … (Thursday’s) political decision may have severe ramifications down the road.” Lanctin added the problem of drug shortages won’t go away by ignoring warnings from manufacturers and