Economic aspects of drug substitution.
Health Care Financ Rev
; 6(3): 59-68, 1985.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10311162
ABSTRACT
One of the major directions of health policy is the attempt to contain expenditures on pharmaceuticals by encouraging substitution of generic for brand name drug products. Yet, a major marketing survey of prescribing and dispensing patterns in California in 1977 found relatively little drug substitution occurring, and in fact substitution of more expensive products occurred more frequently than did substitution of less expensive products. This article tests alternative models of pharmacy dispensing behavior to better explain substitution patterns and it estimates price functions to measure the extent to which cost savings on generic products are passed on to consumers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assistência Farmacêutica
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Equivalência Terapêutica
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1985
Tipo de documento:
Article