Pricey phone plans; unveiling the national pharmacare plan: CBC's Marketplace cheat sheet

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Corporate pressure led Shoppers Drug Mart staff to bill for unnecessary medication reviews, pharmacists sayShoppers Drug Mart billing Ontario for unnecessary checks, former employees say3 days ago

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In a CBC News investigation, former Shoppers Drug Mart employees say the company pressured pharmacists to conduct unnecessary MedsCheck calls — checks designed to help patients manage their medications that cost the Ontario government money.

Sitting at her home in Ottawa earlier this month, Mary Fernando got an out-of-the-blue call from her pharmacy

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