Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Results of a National SurveyGeneric drugs are low-cost, therapeutically equivalent versions of brand-name drugs.Use of generic drugs increases patient adherence and improves health outcomes.1 However, a 2009 survey of physicians showed that 23% disagreed that generic dr ugs were as effec tive as brand-name drugs and 50% reported quality concerns, leading more than one-quarter not to recommend generic drugs as first-line therapy. 2 Because generic drugs now make up more than 85% of prescriptions, 3 we reassessed physicians' perceptions and determined how professional or demographic characteristics predict physicians' support of generic drug prescribing.c This question asked whether physicians believe that generics cause more adverse effects than brand-name drugs.Responses inverted for consistency of interpretation with the other questions in this Table.jamainternalmedicine.com
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine
Authors: Aaron S. Kesselheim, Joshua J. Gagne, Wesley Eddings, Jessica M. Franklin, Kathryn M. Ross, Lisa A. Fulchino, Eric G. Campbell
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Award: G1758131584
OpenAlex ID: W2346037519