Background To reduce pharmacy-related medical expenses, it is necessary to cut drug
costs, potentially by increasing generic drug usage. This study analyzes the correlation …

Factors influencing generic drug use must be considered when new drug policies are
established and initiatives are implemented to promote generic drug use. This study was …

This study explores the prescribing pattern of generic drugs and the relationship between
socio-demographic factors and the use of generics in South Korea. The analysis was based …

Objectives To analyse the current and potential utilization of generic drugs in Japan, to
examine the maximum possible cost savings from generic drug use and to develop a fairer …

This study probed the market share of generic medicines by patients' age and sex, type of
medical facilities, route of administration, number of generic brands, market size (drug …

Purpose Rapid growth of prescription drug expenditures is a problem in South Korea. The
objective of this study was to assess the contributions of four variables (therapeutic choice …

Background The objective of the current study is to elucidate the effect that the adoption of
generic drugs by a large hospital has on the dispensation of generic drugs by community …

Generic drugs are not as widely used in Japan as they are in the West. The objective of this
study was to survey the awareness of generic drugs among outpatients and medical staff …

Backgrounds: Escalating pharmaceutical expenditure has threatened the sustainability of
National Health Insurance system in Korea. Generic medicines allow patients to access …

Background The cost of pharmaceuticals has increased rapidly in Korea in recent years.
Expenditure is likely to grow further with the policy of expanding National Health Insurance …