What We Do: Drug Policy Research
Established in 2008, the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) is a collaboration between researchers and drug policy decision-makers across Ontario with the goal of responding rapidly to policymakers’ needs to provide timely, relevant and scientifically rigorous research. The ODPRN is a global leader in integrating evidence into policy-making to impact societal outcomes and improve healthcare system efficiency.
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Patterns of medication and healthcare use among people who died of an opioid-related toxicity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
The impact of proposed regulatory changes and rescheduling on low-dose codeine purchasing in Canada: a time-series analysis
Extent of a valsartan drug shortage and its effect on antihypertensive drug use in the Canadian population
Canadian trends and projections in prescription drug purchases: 2001–2023
Half of people who died from opioids in 2020 sought health care in the month before
Deaths from the opioid crisis often make headlines. What’s overlooked is the toll on survivors
Pharmaceutical costs are soaring due to innovative but pricey new drugs
Opioid deaths doubled among First Nations people in Ontario amid pandemic, report says