Resumen GRADL, Gabriele; KRIEG, Eva-Maria y SCHULZ, Martin. Evaluation of
pharmaceutical concerns in Germany: frequency and potential reasons. Pharmacy Pract …

Background Generic uptake will increasingly be promoted by governments in the face of
increasing healthcare costs and global economic uncertainties. Objective The purpose of …

Background As of 1 April 2007, pharmacists in Germany filling prescriptions covered by the
statutory health insurance system (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, GKV) are required …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the possible association between patients' concerns
about their medicine and generic switch. Methods Cross‐sectional survey was carried out …

Objectives Generic substitution for reimbursed drugs was introduced in Sweden on 1
October 2002. This study aimed to evaluate how Swedish drug consumers experience …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to investigate obstacles to generic substitution
and savings achieved during the first year after Sweden introduced generic substitution in …

Background Generic substitution (GS) was introduced in Finland in 2003 and supplemented
with a reference price system (RPS) in 2009. Patients play a vital role in the acceptance of …

Generic substitution (GS) was introduced in Finland in 2003. The purpose of this study was
to explore the opinions and experiences that physicians and patients have of this legislative …

Objective Generic drug substitution reduces costs for medicines, but the downsides include
unintentional double medication, confusion and anxiety among patients. Information from …

Objectives Obligatory generic substitution (GS) was introduced in Finland in 2003 with the
aim of containing medicine costs. In this article The materialized impacts of GS are …