Physician and Nurse Practitioner Attitudes on Generic Prescribing of Oral Contraceptive Pills and Antidepressants.

Ali ThaverMark CheeKristen WroblewskiArlene WeissmanMichelle CookJames ZhangAnita SamarthChristopher MoriatesSeptember WallingfordShalini LynchMarilyn StebbinsNeel ShahJeanne FarnanSamantha NgooiChris TracyDavid O MeltzerVineet M Arora

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2020)

Generic skepticism was associated with lower willingness to discuss or prescribe generic drugs. Clinicians reported lower willingness to discuss switching or prescribe generics for OCPs than for ADs. Patient brand preference hindered generic prescribing. Message source and message type were not significantly associated with outcomes.

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