From: Perception and attitude of Korean physicians towards generic drugs
Category | Variables | Answer | % | N |
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Perceptions | Safe and effective compared to original | Non-equivalent | 71 | 210 |
Neutral | 15.5 | 46 | ||
equivalent | 13.5 | 40 | ||
Prescription behavior | Patients’ OOP | Consider | 87.2 | 258 |
No consider | 12.8 | 38 | ||
After policy reform | Switch to the original | 16.6 | 49 | |
Switch to the generic | 29.7 | 88 | ||
No switch | 35.5 | 105 | ||
Don’t know | 18.2 | 54 | ||
If the patients’ OOP burden is reduced | Switch to the generic | 65.5 | 194 | |
No change | 34.5 | 102 | ||
If the incentive is offered | Switch to the generic | 40.2 | 119 | |
No change | 59.8 | 177 | ||
Opinions | Factors associated with generic substitution (subjective response) | Same equivalent effects and safety as the original | 86.5 | 256 |
Confidence of the pharmaceutical company | 6.1 | 18 | ||
Physicians’ experience | 5.7 | 17 | ||
Drug price | 1.4 | 4 | ||
Hospital policy | 0.3 | 1 | ||
Cost effective drug-use policy (subjective response) | Incentive policy | 14.9 | 44 | |
Improvement of GD quality | 12.8 | 38 | ||
Offering of drug information | 12.5 | 37 | ||
Reasonable price | 9.8 | 29 | ||
Independent prescription rights | 4.1 | 12 | ||
Othersa (some diverse opinions) | 46 | 136 |