ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Over 84% of all prescriptions in the US are filled as generic
drugs, though in prior surveys, patients reported concerns about their quality. OBJECTIVE …

Background With constrained health-care resources, there is a need to understand barriers
to cost-effective medication use. Objective To study physician perceptions about generic …

Insurers and policymakers encourage the use of generic drugs to reduce costs, but generics
remain underused. We conducted a national survey of commercially insured adults to …

Background: Generics are low-cost alternatives of the existing approved branded drugs. The
aim of this work was to study knowledge and perception about generic drugs among the …

BACKGROUND Increased use of generic medications conserves insurer and patient
financial resources and may increase patient adherence. OBJECTIVE The objective of the …

Methods| From a master list of American Board of Internal Medicine diplomates, we
randomly selected 300 clinically active internists and 900 specialists in endocrinology …

Most countries are facing escalating health-care expenditures. A recent trend to control
these staggering increases in costs is to encourage the use of generic medicines …

Each year, Americans save an estimated $8 billion to $10 billion at retail pharmacies by
purchasing generic drugs rather than brand-name medications, the US Food and Drug …

Abstract Background and Objective Considerable emphasis is placed on the use of generic
medicines because of the potential economic benefits associated with their use. The …

Background The use of brand rather than generic names for medications can increase
health care costs. However, little is known at a national level about how often physicians …