Further potential savings attributable to maximum generic substitution of antidepressants in South Africa: A retrospective analysis of medical claims

Further potential savings attributable to maximum generic substitution of antidepressants in South Africa: A retrospective analysis of medical claims

The main objective of the study was to calculate potential cost savings that could have been generated by maximum generic substitution of antidepressants within the private health care sector of South Africa from 2004 to 2006. Data on computerised medicine claims of patients receiving one or more an...

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Main Authors: Elmarie van der Westhuizen, Johanita R. Burger, Martie S. Lubbe, Jan H.P. Serfontein
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2010-11-01
Series:Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Subjects:
cost savings
drug utilisation review
generic equivalents
innovators
Statistical Analysis System® program
Online Access:https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/520

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