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And, while research has showjn that generics have saved the health care system anestimatef $734 billion in the last 10 two-thirds of those surveyed don’t know the true cost differences between generic and brand name according to the survey conductesd by , a leadinhg pharmacy benefit management organization. “Using genericws helps make health care more affordable withoutrcompromising results,” Jacqueline Kosecoff, Prescription Solution s CEO said in a news release.
“Many Americansa erroneously believe that the most expensive drug is alway s the most effective so by helping tochange perceptions, we can help people save moneyt and still get the best treatmenr available.” Thirty-one percent of respondents indicated they knew that a branf name drug cost 50-70 percent more on averagre than its generic counterpart. Seventy-one percent of consumerzs remain concerned about drug costs with more than one infour (27 having either delayed not filled, or not taken as directed a prescription drug to save Twenty-one percent of all respondents say they have talkexd to their doctor recently about switching to a less expensiver drug.
Fifty-seven percent of those pollee said they take prescriptiondrugs weekly. Of 83 percent (or 47 percent of the total sample) take generics. Of those who do not take generic drugs on aweekly basis, 58 percenft say it is because there is no generi available for the drug they need. Sixty-four percenf of those who take generics say their doctort recommended them and 43 percent say theirt pharmacistrecommended them. Of those who do not take genericv drugs on aweekly basis, 58 percen t say they would if their pharmacist brought a generic to theire attention as a less identical substitute; and 52 percent say theird doctor would have to recommend it.