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Table 3 Perception, prescription behavior and opinions towards the generic (2013)

From: Perception and attitude of Korean physicians towards generic drugs

Category

Variables

Answer

%

N

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

  1. aFor example, manage the rebate and bribe from pharmaceutical company, targeted therapies, new drug development and control duplicate and inappropriate drug therapies