Browsing by Subject "Generic substitution"
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An analysis of the decisions regarding the dispensing of generic prescription drugs by selected independent pharmacies
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2014)The generic prescription drug market is continuously growing as the patents of many originator drugs are expiring . With a potential global market value of US$1 ,2 trillion, many companies compete for market share. The ... -
Evaluating Gauteng pharmacists' attitudes towards generic medicines
(2014)Generic medicines are very important in driving down the health care cost. In a country like South Africa, where more than 80% of the population depend on the state health care, it is important to find ways to reduce cost. ... -
Factors associated with prescribing and dispensing of schizophrenia treatment in the private health sector of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, medicine prescribing patterns and maximum potential savings through generic substitution in direct treatment costs associated with schizophrenia in the private health ... -
Maximum potential cost-savings attributable to generic substitution of antipsychotics 2008 to 2013
(Elsevier, 2016)Background Schizophrenia is a costly illness to treat, especially during a time of escalating medicine inflation costs, putting a large economic strain on patients, their families and the community. Treatment, however, ... -
Overview of antidepressant usage and cost 2004 until 2006
(North-West University, 2007)Depression has an increasingly significant economic impact and quality of life burden on patients, employers and third party payers worldwide (Hylan et a/., 1998:53). Current projections indicate that the global burden of ... -
Retrospective analysis of the prescribing patterns of calcium channel blockers in a section of the private health care sector of South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)Background: Calcium channel blockers are mainly divided into antihypertensive and antianginal treatment agents. In 2000 it was estimated that 972 million adults worldwide were living with hypertension and it is expected ... -
A retrospective analysis of the prescribing patterns of hipolipidaemic drugs : a pharmacoeconomic approach
(North-West University, 2009)Background: More than 5.5 million South Africans aged 30 years and older are at risk of chronic disease by virtue of their triglyceride levels (Maritz, 2006:101). Dyslipidaemia is common in westernized and industrialized ... -
Usage patterns and cost analysis of antihypertensive drugs reimbursed by the national health insurance in Gabon
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Background: The ‘Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie et de Garantie Sociale’ (CNAMGS), the national health insurance fund was implemented since 2007, so that every Gabonese citizen has access to quality healthcare. ...