Potential savings from generic prescribing and generic substitution in South Africa
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Potential savings from generic prescribing and generic substitution in South Africa.
Generic prescribing and generic substitution are mechanisms for reducing the cost of drugs. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which generic prescribing by private medical practitioners and generic substitution by private pharmacists is practised in South Africa and to estimate the potential savings from these two practices. Prescriptions from 10 pharmacists were collected on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Policy and Planning
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0268-1080,1460-2237
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/11.2.198