Variations in Patients' Perceptions and Use of Generic Drugs: Results of a National Survey.

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

We aimed to survey patients' perceptions and use of generic drugs.

Design

Our survey (administered August 2014) assessed patients' skepticism about generic drug safety and effectiveness and how often they requested brand-name drugs. Chi-square tests and two-sample t-tests assessed associations between patient demographics and the outcomes.

Participants

Our sample frame was the CVS Advisor Panel, a national database of 124,621 CVS customers. We randomly selected 1450 patients with self-reported chronic conditions who filled at least one prescription in the prior 3 months.

Main measures

We asses

SUBMITTER: Kesselheim AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4870419 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature