Anti-anxiety pill travels 52,000 kilometres to get to Canadian shelves, study shows

Open this photo in gallery: Clonazepam, a type of benzodiazepine drug commonly prescribed for anxiety and insomnia, is produced in facilities on multiple continents, according to a new study.Joe O’Connal/The Canadian Press The global trade war has put a spotlight on the complicated supply chains of consumer goods such as cars and cellphones. But even a tiny pill of a commonly prescribed generic drug travels tens of thousands of kilometres and through multiple factories in different continents to get to a Canadian patient, a new study shows. The paper, “Journey of a pill,” was published last month in the Canadian…