Medication literacy series. Generic drugs
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Alternate Title(s):
- Generic drugs
- Series Title(s):
- Fact sheet (Public Policy Institute (AARP(Organization))
- Author(s):
- McSpadden, James, author
- Contributor(s):
- AARP (Organization), issuing body. Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization)), issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, January 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Drugs, Generic -- economics Drugs, Generic -- therapeutic use Health Literacy Aged Cost Savings Health Policy United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Nine of 10 prescriptions filled in the United States are for generic drugs. With an overwhelming share of the prescription drug market, generic drugs have generated billions of dollars in annual savings for consumers and the US health care system. However, some adults ages 50 and older still do not use generic drugs when they are available. Improving patient awareness and understanding of the value of generic drugs could lead to substantial savings.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (5 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918591682106676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918591682106676