ArticleInternational journal of health care finance and economics2013
Generic substitution, financial interests, and imperfect agency.
Article in International journal of health care finance and economics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- The effect of higher out-of-pocket payments on drug prices and demand.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Article
- Tough versus soft regulations to promote generic medications in Italy.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Article
- Medical ethics: enhanced or undermined by modes of payment?The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2017Article
- The diffusion of generics after patent expiry in Germany.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2016Article
- Physician drug dispensing in Switzerland: association on health care expenditures and utilization.BMC health services research · 2016Article
- Prescription of potentially inappropriate medication in older persons in Switzerland: does the dispensing channel make a difference?Risk management and healthcare policy · 2015Article
- Lead me not into temptation: drug price regulation and dispensing physicians in Switzerland.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2014Article
- What do physicians dislike about managed care? Evidence from a choice experiment.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2013Article
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Abstract
Policy makers around the world seek to encourage generic substitution. In this paper, the importance of prescribing physicians' imperfect agency is tested using the fact that some Swiss jurisdictions allow physicians to dispense drugs on their own account (physician dispensing, PD) while others disallow it. We estimate a model of physician drug choice with the help of drug claim data, finding a significant positive association between PD and the use of generics. While this points to imperfect agency, generics are prescribed more often to patients with high copayments or low incomes.
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