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And, while research has shown that genericss have saved the health care system anestimated $734 billion in the last 10 two-thirds of those surveyed don’t know the true cost difference between generic and brand name according to the surve conducted by , a leadingf pharmacy benefit management organization. “Using genericsx helps make health care more affordabled withoutcompromising results,” Jacqueline Kosecoff, Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news “Many Americans erroneously believe that the most expensivre drug is always the most effectivse drug, so by helping to changre perceptions, we can help people save money and stil get the best treatment Thirty-one percent of respondents indicated they knew that a branx name drug cost 50-70 percent more on averager than its generic counterpart.
Seventy-oned percent of consumers remain concerned about drug costs with more than one infour (27 having either delayed filling, not filled, or not takeh as directed a prescriptiohn drug to save Twenty-one percent of all respondents say they have talkecd to their doctor recently about switching to a less expensiver drug. Fifty-seven percent of thosd polled said they take prescriptiondrugs weekly. Of those, 83 percentf (or 47 percent of the total take generics.
Of thosd who do not take generic drugs on aweekly basis, 58 percent say it is becausre there is no generic available for the drug they Sixty-four percent of those who take generics say their doctodr recommended them and 43 percentg say their pharmacist recommended Of those who do not take generi drugs on a weekluy basis, 58 percent say they would if theif pharmacist brought a generic to their attentiobn as a less expensive, identical substitute; and 52 percent say theidr doctor would have to recommend it.
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