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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 6/2016

01-06-2016 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Kesselheim et. al., Variations in Patients’ Perceptions and Use of Generic Drugs: Results of a National Survey

Author: Cameron M. Kaplan, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 6/2016

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Over the past decade, there has been a drastic increase in the number of insurance benefit designs with high deductibles and tiered formularies, which has made brand-name drugs more expensive for consumers.1 At the same time, the “patent cliff” of the early 2010s led to an increase in choice of generic medications. Not surprisingly, utilization of generic drugs has increased as a percentage of all drugs dispensed.2 However, what remained unclear was how consumer perceptions of generic drugs had evolved over time, given patients’ increasing exposure to them. …
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Metadata
Title
Capsule Commentary on Kesselheim et. al., Variations in Patients’ Perceptions and Use of Generic Drugs: Results of a National Survey
Author
Cameron M. Kaplan, PhD
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3670-x

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