ArticleEthnicity & disease2012
Perception of generic prescription drugs and utilization of generic drug discount programs.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- What Do Users of Generic Medicines Think of Them? A Systematic Review of Consumers' and Patients' Perceptions of, and Experiences with, Generic Medicines.The patient · 2016Pooled it
- Perceptions of generic medication in the general population, doctors and pharmacists: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2015Pooled it
- Evaluating the understanding and perception of final-year pharmacy and medical students regarding generic medicines: a cross-sectional study in Abbottabad, Pakistan.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Price Transparency and Consumer Perceptions of Generic and Brand-name Implants in Orthopaedic Surgery.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2022Article
- Health informatics interventions to minimize out-of-pocket medication costs for patients: what providers want.JAMIA open · 2022Article
- Patient Perceptions of Switching to a Generic Dry Powder Inhaler - Increased Understanding Through Journey Mapping.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Article
- Determinants of Generic Drug Substitution in the United States.Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science · 2020Article
- Quantification of missing prescriptions in commercial claims databases: results of a cohort study.Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety · 2017Article
- Variations in Patients' Perceptions and Use of Generic Drugs: Results of a National Survey.Journal of general internal medicine · 2016Article
- The Impact of Information on Doctors' Attitudes Toward Generic Drugs.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing · 2016Article
- Consumers' perception of generic substitution in Iran.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2015Article
- Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Predictors of statin compliance after switching from branded to generic agents among managed-care beneficiaries.Journal of general internal medicine · 2014Observational
- Effects of medicare part d on disparity implications of medication therapy management eligibility criteria.American health & drug benefits · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveOur study aimed to assess patient's perceptions of generic drugs and utilization of generic drug discount programs. DESIGN, SETTING AND
participantsA survey was administered to adult participants at community health centers and community-based organizations in Houston, Texas, USA (n=525).
main outcome measuresMultivariate logistic regression was used to quantify the strength of association between generic drug perception and utilization of generic drug discount programs.
resultsRespondents who agreed that "Generic prescription drugs are as effective as brand name prescription drugs," were 3 times as likely to utilize generic drug discount programs (AOR: 3.0, 95% CI: 1.8-4.8, P<.001). Compared to non-Hispanic Whites, African Americans (OR: 10.2; 95% CI: 1.4-76.4) and Hispanics (OR: 10.3; 95% CI: 1.3-79.4) were 10 times as likely to agree that generic drugs have more side effects than brand name drugs.
conclusionRace/ethnicity had no impact in utilization of generic drug discount programs, despite racial disparities in perception toward generic drugs' side effects and generic drugs being inferior to brand name drugs.
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