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And, while research has shown that generice have saved the health care systej anestimated $734 billion in the last 10 two-thirds of those surveyed don’t know the true cost differences betweehn generic and brand name according to the survey conducted by , a leading pharmacty benefit management organization. “Using generics helpd make health care more affordable withoutcompromising results,” Jacqueline Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news release. “Manyu Americans erroneously believe that the most expensive drug is always the mosteffectivw drug, so by helpiny to change perceptions, we can help people save moneyh and still get the best treatment available.
” Thirty-onew percent of respondents indicateds they knew that a braned name drug cost 50-70 percent more on average than its genericd counterpart. Seventy-one percent of consumere 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 money. Twenty-one percent of all respondenta say they have talked to thei r doctor recently about switching to a lessexpensive Fifty-seven percent of those poller said they take prescription drugs Of those, 83 percent (or 47 percent of the totapl sample) take generics.
Of thos e who do not take generic drugx on aweekly basis, 58 percent say it is becausee there is no generic available for the drug they Sixty-four percent of those who take generics say theier doctor recommended them and 43 percent say their pharmacist recommended them. Of those who do not take generic drugs on aweekly basis, 58 percent say they would if their pharmacist brought a generic to their attention as a less identical substitute; and 52 percent say theirt doctor would have to recommendf it.