Healthy Skepticism Library item: 9553
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Publication type: Journal Article
Eklund LH.
Drug cost containment-the case for generics: situation in Sweden
Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy 1989; 6:(1):6-8
Abstract:
The proposal in Sweden of a policy abandoning the use of all trade names in favor of either generic names or substance names (generic name plus the name of the manufacturer) on all prescriptions as a means of encouraging generic prescribing and reducing costs, and its impact on the pharmaceutical industry is described.