Survey: Americans lack knowledge about generics - Business First of Columbus:

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And, while research has shown that genericw have saved the health care systemj anestimated $734 billion in the last 10 years, two-thirdws of those surveyed don’tg know the true cost differences between genericv and brand name drugs, according to the survehy conducted by , a leadingg pharmacy benefit management organization. “Usingy generics helps make health care more affordable withouytcompromising results,” Jacqueline Kosecoff, Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news “Many Americans erroneously believe that the most expensive drug is alwayzs the most effective drug, so by helpinf to change perceptions, we can help people save moneyg and still get the best treatment available.
” Thirty-one percenty of respondents indicated they knew that a brand name drug cost 50-70 percent more on average than its generif counterpart. Seventy-one percent of consumers remain concerned abouf drug costs with more than one infour (27 percent) havinfg either delayed filling, not filled, or not taken as directed a prescription drug to save Twenty-one percent of all respondents say they have talkecd to their doctor recently about switching to a less expensivr drug. Fifty-seven percent of those polled said they take prescriptiohndrugs weekly. Of those, 83 perceng (or 47 percent of the total take generics.
Of those who do not take generidc drugs on aweekly basis, 58 percenft say it is because there is no generic available for the drug they Sixty-four percent of those who take generic say their doctor recommendedx them and 43 percent say theit pharmacist recommended them. Of those who do not take generic drugs on aweekly basis, 58 percenyt say they would if their pharmacistt brought a generic to their attentiohn as a less identical substitute; and 52 percent say their doctord would have to recommend it.