You can claim it on your taxes.

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As other answers have said, coverage for drugs in Canada is a Provincial program and not a Federal program. In BC we have a similar program to Manitoba. I suggest that you go and talk with your local pharmacy as they know how to apply for low income coverage etc and will point you to the correct forms to complete. Most Canadian Provincial medical plans have set deductibles which is the amount you have to pay before the plan kicks in and covers the balance. If you are classed as a low income, you will likely not have much of a deductible but if you are earning a high income, the opposite would be true. Also, some of the newer drugs for diabetes such as the "pen" type of injections may not be approved by your local plan and you will end up paying until approved. So, when talking with your doctor, make sure he understands that you don't have a private insurance coverage for newer drugs and ask that he prescribes only those drugs that are approved by your Provincial plan. By the way, all Government run plans do take some time an d a lot of patience to process your claims/applications. If you run into a brick wall working with the medical plan managers, go to your local Provincial MLA (not the Federal MP) and ask them to help you. They usually will and it can speed things up if the bureaucracy is slow to respond.

http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/pharmacare/index.html

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