This statistic shows the generics share of Canada's prescribed drugs market value from 2006 to 2024. The cost share reached a maximum of **** percent in 2010. By 2019, the value of generic drug sales had decreased to **** percent of all dollars spent on medication. However, the share of costs increased since then to **** percent in 2024.
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Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association. (June 1, 2025). Generics share of prescribed drug costs in Canada from 2006 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/473209/generic-medicine-market-share-of-rx-sales-in-canada/
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association. "Generics share of prescribed drug costs in Canada from 2006 to 2024." Chart. June 1, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/473209/generic-medicine-market-share-of-rx-sales-in-canada/
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association. (2025). Generics share of prescribed drug costs in Canada from 2006 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/473209/generic-medicine-market-share-of-rx-sales-in-canada/
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association. "Generics Share of Prescribed Drug Costs in Canada from 2006 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Jun 2025, /statistics/473209/generic-medicine-market-share-of-rx-sales-in-canada/
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Generics share of prescribed drug costs in Canada from 2006 to 2024 [Graph], Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association, June 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/473209/generic-medicine-market-share-of-rx-sales-in-canada/