Analysis of patients' request to switch from a generic drug to the original drug in external prescriptions

• Main Authors: Yuhei Hamada (Author), Masashi Uchida (Author), Sayaka Arai (Author), Kaori Yamazaki (Author), Mariko Takeda (Author), Kenichi Arai (Author), Takako Nakamura (Author), Takaaki Suzuki (Author), Itsuko Ishii (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Generic drugs are heavily promoted in Japan. The aim of this retrospective single-center study was to clarify whether the frequency and reason that patients request a switch from a generic drug to the original drug differ according to therapeutic category and dosage form. Methods...