Reasons for allowing and refusing generic substitution and factors determining the choice of an interchangeable prescription medicine: a survey among pharmacy customers in Finland

BACKGROUND: Generic substitution (GS) was introduced in Finland in 2003 and supplemented with a reference price system (RPS) in 2009. Patients play a vital role in the acceptance of GS and the use of less expensive generic medicines. The objective of this study was to explore Finnish pharmacy custom...

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Published in:BMC Health Serv Res
Main Authors: Nokelainen, Henriikka, Lämsä, Elina, Ahonen, Riitta, Timonen, Johanna
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6998302/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32013951
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-4894-3
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