Think the government would do a good job of ensuring a steady supply???
The government funds most of the drug research in the country, either directly or through subsidies to the drug companies. The for profit drug companies are only interested in funding research into a very narrow band of drugs and diseases. They are only interested in research into drugs that relieve the symptoms of chonic diseases that at large number of people have. They have no interest in drugs that cure a disease completely with no on going need for the drug and they aren't interested in drugs that prevent diease and they aren't interested in rare diseases that only a few people get, hence the word "rare" making fun of myself.
I feel that the government provides a steady supply of drug research, so yes, I think that they could provide an adaquate supply of drugs if they went into that business.
The manufacturing of the drugs is easy once all of the testing is done. I don't see any reason for the government to do the manufacturing either. They also pay for the majority of legal drugs in the country. If you want cheaper drugs all you have to do is to allow the government to use the tremondous buying power to lower the drug prices. They are currently prohibited from neogoating drug pricing with the companies. This is crazy.
The government funds most of the drug research in the country, ...
Meaning we do, we the people, …. who in turn get gouged while Canadians receive downwardly negotiated pricing as we are preyed upon by big pharma to offset that “loss”.