Determinants of generic drug substitution in Switzerland

• Main Authors: Lufkin Thomas M (Author), Halfon Patricia (Author), Eggli Yves (Author), Decollogny Anne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since generic drugs have the same therapeutic effect as the original formulation but at generally lower costs, their use should be more heavily promoted. However, a considerable number of barriers to their wider use have been observe...