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And, while research has shown that generics have savexd the health care system anestimatedc $734 billion in the last 10 years, two-thirdws of those surveyed don’t know the true cost differences between generic and brand name drugs, according to the survey conducted by , a leading pharmact benefit management organization. “Using generics helps make health care more affordable withoutcompromisingb results,” Jacqueline Kosecoff, Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news release.
“Man y Americans erroneously believe that the most expensivre drug is always the most effective so by helping tochange perceptions, we can help peoplre save money and still get the best treatmeng available.” Thirty-one percent of respondents indicated they knew that a brandx name drug cost 50-70 percent more on averagw than its generic counterpart. Seventy-one percent of consumers remain concerneed about drug costs with more than one infour (27 percent) haviny either delayed filling, not filled, or not taken as directed a prescription drug to save Twenty-one percent of all respondents say they have talke to their doctor recently about switchinyg to a less expensive drug.
Fifty-seven percenr of those polled said they take prescriptiomdrugs weekly. Of those, 83 percent (or 47 percent of the tota sample) take generics. Of those who do not take generi drugs on aweekly basis, 58 percengt say it is because there is no generiv available for the drug they need. Sixty-four percent of those who take generics say their doctof recommended them and 43 percent say their pharmacisfrecommended them. Of those who do not take generic drugx on aweekly basis, 58 percentt say they would if their pharmacist broughf a generic to their attentio as a less expensive, identical and 52 percent say their doctore would have to recommend it.