Factors influencing the use of the 'not for generic substitution' mention for prescriptions in primary care: a survey with general practitioners
Autor: | Julie Souille, Pierre Nazeyrollas, Stéphane Sanchez, Virgil Beauvais, Annabelle Marque, Guillaume Ferté, Jan Chrusciel |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Not for generic substitution Drug Prescriptions Drug Substitution Health informatics Health administration 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ambulatory care General Practitioners Surveys and Questionnaires Generic drug Odds Ratio medicine Drugs Generic Humans Generic drugs 030212 general & internal medicine Medical prescription Polypharmacy Primary Health Care business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Public health lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged Prescribing Cross-Sectional Studies Therapeutic Equivalency Family medicine Female Patient Participation 0305 other medical science business Research Article |
Zdroj: | BMC Health Services Research, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) BMC Health Services Research |
ISSN: | 1472-6963 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12913-018-3652-2 |
Popis: | Background Generic drug substitution is a public health policy challenge with high economic potential. Generic drugs are generally cheaper than brand-name drugs. Drugs are a significant part of the total health expenditure, especially in ambulatory care. We conducted a cross-sectional study with general practitioners in the Champagne-Ardenne region to determine physician-related factors and beliefs causing doctors to use the Not for Generic Substitution (NGS) mention. Methods Questionnaires were sent to General Practitioners (GPs) practicing in Champagne-Ardenne via 3 shipments, from January 2015 to May 2015. Prescriber characteristics and beliefs influencing the use of the NGS mention were assessed for frequent (≥ 5%) and less frequent ( |
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