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Health Canada to change way new drugs are approved, minister says

February 16, 2005

Ottawa - Canada's Health Minister is promising dramatic changes in the way prescription drugs are approved and monitored after the debacle involving popular painkillers used by arthritis sufferers.

Ujjal Dosanjh said the new process will include public input -- even public hearings -- before new prescription drugs are approved.

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