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Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Class Seeks Lifesaving Drug

A class action in British Columbia Supreme Court asks the federal and provincial ministers of health to add the lifesaving cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi to the government formulary, so sufferers are not dependent on the whims of insurers.

VANCOUVER, B.C. — A class action in British Columbia Supreme Court asks the federal and provincial ministers of health to add the lifesaving cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi to the government formulary, so sufferers are not dependent on the whims of insurers.

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