Pharmaceutical Policy

Publications authored by CHSPR faculty and staff from 2009 to the present are listed here. Older peer-reviewed publications are usually available from individual journals and can be searched for using PubMed. Older reports published by CHSPR (from 1973) are available from the UBC Library cIRcle database. If you cannot find a specific publication, please contact us.


Puyat JH, Hanley GE, Cunningham CM, Law MR, Wong ST, Sutherland JM, Morgan SG. Ethnic disparities in antipsychotic drug use in British Columbia: a cross-sectional retrospective study. Psychiatr Serv. 2011 Sep;62(9):1026-31. Read more

Daw JR, Hanley GE, Greyson DL, Morgan SG. Prescription drug use during pregnancy in developed countries: a systematic review. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011 Sep;20(9):895-902. Read more

Hanley GE, Morgan S, Barer M, Reid RJ. The redistributive effect of the move from age-based to income-based prescription drug coverage in British Columbia, Canada. Health Policy. 2011 Jul;101(2):185-94. Read more

Morgan S, Grootendorst P, Lexchin J, Cunningham C, Greyson D. The cost of drug development: a systematic review. Health Policy. 2011 Apr;100(1):4-17. Read more

Law MR, Mintzes B, Morgan SG. The sources and popularity of online drug information: an analysis of top search engine results and web page views. Ann Pharmacother. 2011 Mar;45(3):350-6. Read more

Chafe R, Culyer A, Dobrow M, Coyte PC, Sawka C, O'Reilly S, Laing K, Trudeau M, Smith S, Hoch JS, Morgan S, Peacock S, Abbott R, Sullivan T. Access to cancer drugs in Canada: looking beyond coverage decisions. Healthc Policy. 2011 Feb;6(3):27-36. Read more

Lu CY, Law MR, Soumerai SB, Graves AJ, LeCates RF, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Adams AS. Impact of prior authorization on the use and costs of lipid-lowering medications among Michigan and Indiana dual enrollees in Medicaid and Medicare: results of a longitudinal, population-based study. Clin Ther. 2011 Jan;33(1):135-44. Read more

Morgan S, Boothe K. Prescription drug subsidies in Australia and New Zealand. Aust Prescriber 2010;33(1):2-4. Read more

Morgan S, Cunningham CM. Listening for prescriptions: a national consultation on pharmaceutical policy issues. Healthc Policy. 2010 Nov;6(2):48-66. Read more

Greyson DL, Becu AR, Morgan SG. Sex, drugs and gender roles: mapping the use of sex and gender based analysis in pharmaceutical policy research. Int J Equity Health. 2010 Nov 19;9:26. Read more

Law MR, Morgan SG, Majumdar SR, Lynd LD, Marra CA. Effects of prescription adaptation by pharmacists.  BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Nov 17;10:313. Read more

Pomey MP, Morgan S, Church J, Forest PG, Lavis JN, McIntosh T, Smith N, Petrela J, Martin E, Dobson S. Do provincial drug benefit initiatives create an effective policy lab? The evidence from Canada. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2010 Oct;35(5):705-42. Read more

Cunningham CM, Hanley GE, Morgan S. Patterns in the use of benzodiazepines in British Columbia: examining the impact of increasing research and guideline cautions against long-term use.  Health Policy. 2010 Oct;97(2-3):122-9. Read more

Law M, Grépin KA. Is newer always better? Re-evaluating the benefits of newer pharmaceuticals. J Health Econ. 2010 Sep;29(5):743-50. Read more

Morgan S, Kennedy J. Prescription drug accessibility and affordability in the United States and abroad. Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 2010 Jun;89:1-12. Read more

Leong VW, Morgan S, Wong ST, Hanley GE, Black C. Registration for public drug benefits across areas of differing ethnic composition in British Columbia, Canada. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Jun 17;10:171. Read more

Hanley GE, Morgan S, Reid RJ. Explaining prescription drug use and expenditures using the adjusted clinical groups case-mix system in the population of British Columbia, Canada.  Med Care. 2010 May;48(5):402-8. Read more

Evans RG. Tough on crime? Pfizer and the CIHR. Healthc Policy. 2010 May;5(4):16-25. Read more

Law MR, Lu CY, Soumerai SB, Graves AJ, LeCates RF, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Adams AS. Impact of two Medicaid prior-authorization policies on antihypertensive use and costs among Michigan and Indiana residents dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare: results of a longitudinal, population-based study. Clin Ther. 2010 Apr;32(4):729-41; discussion 716. Read more

Law MR, Dijkstra A, Douillard JA, Morgan SG. Geographic accessibility of community pharmacies in Ontario. Healthc Policy. 2011 Feb;6(3):36-46. Read more