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And, while research has showj that generics have saved the health care syste anestimated $734 billion in the last 10 years, two-thirds of thos surveyed don’t know the true cost differencesw between generic and brans name drugs, according to the survey conductex by , a leading pharmacy benefitt management organization. “Using generics helps make healtb care more affordable withoutcompromisinh results,” Jacqueline Kosecoff, Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news “Many Americans erroneously believe that the most expensive drug is always the most effectivwe drug, so by helping to change perceptions, we can help peoplde save money and still get the best treatment available.
” Thirty-one percent of respondente indicated they knew that a brand name drug cost 50-70 perceng more on average than its genericf counterpart. Seventy-one percent of consumers remainh concerned about drug costs with more than one infour (27 having either delayed filling, not filled, or not takehn as directed a prescription drug to save Twenty-one percent of all respondents say they have talked to theifr doctor recently about switching to a less expensive Fifty-seven percent of those polled said they take prescriptiobn drugs weekly. Of those, 83 percentr (or 47 percent of the totapl sample) take generics.
Of those who do not take generic drugs on aweeklt basis, 58 percent say it is because there is no generic available for the drug they need. Sixty-fourf percent of those who take generices say their doctor recommended them and 43 percent say theif pharmacistrecommended them. Of those who do not take generic druge on aweekly basis, 58 perceny say they would if their pharmacist brought a generif to their attention as a less identical substitute; and 52 percent say their doctot would have to recommend it.