ReviewJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2024
Broken Promises: Racism and Access to Medicines in Canada.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Precision for all children: embedding equity into precision medicine for children.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- "Don't shut down, these conversations need to happen": Indigenous health professionals insights for advancing anti-racism in health care.Medical education · 2026Article
- Institutional factors influencing vaccine access in Canada: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Race and Risk: Disentangling the Racialized Distribution of Neighborhood Resources and Differential Health Risks in Southern U.S. Cities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Disparities in cost-related prescription nonadherence between Black and White adults in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026Article
- Social Determinants of Health and 30-Day Mortality After Inpatient Elective Surgery.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- National HTA system in Canada: From system analysis and understanding to system strengthening.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Reducing inequalities in cardiovascular disease: focus on marginalized populations considering ethnicity and race.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Unveiling the Impact: A Scoping Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Effects on Racialized Populations in Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Caught between confidentiality and compulsion: the global ethics-law dilemma in psychotherapy.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Creation of the Indigenous Support Line for health system navigation and culturally safe access to care: a quality improvement project.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- Recognizing ethnic and cultural variation in menopause care.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadienArticle
- Assessing the performance of local pharmaceutical systems: An analytical approach to improve access to medicine.The journal of medicine accessReview
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundDiscriminatory policies, attitudes, and practices have had deleterious impacts on the health of Black, Indigenous, and other racialized groups. The aim of this study was to investigate racism as barrier to access to medicines in Canada. The study investigated the characteristics of structural racism and implicit biases that affect medicines access.
methodsA scoping review using the STARLITE literature retrieval approach and analysis of census tract data in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, were undertaken. Government documents, peer-reviewed articles from public policy, health, pharmacy, social sciences, and gray literature were reviewed.
resultsStructural racism that created barriers to access to medicines and vaccines was identified in policy, law, resource allocation, and jurisdictional governance. Institutional barriers included health care providers' implicit biases about racialized groups, immigration status, and language. Pharmacy deserts in racialized communities represented a geographic barrier to access.
conclusionRacism corrupts and impedes equitable allocation and access to medicine in Canada. Redefining racism as a form of corruption would obligate societal institutions to investigate and address racism within the context of the law as opposed to normative policy. Public health policy, health systems, and governance reform would remove identified barriers to medicines, vaccines, and pharmaceutical services by racialized groups.
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