The adoption of generic drugs by a hospital: effects on drug dispensation among community pharmacies.

Tomoya TachiKosuke SaitoHiroki EsakiIkuto SugitaAki YoshidaYuta KanematsuYoshihiro NoguchiMichi UmedaMasahiro YasudaTakashi MizuiTeruo TsuchiyaChitoshi GotoHitomi Teramachi

Published in: Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences (2018)

The results of this study revealed that the adoption of generic drugs by a hospital may promote the use of generic drugs by pharmacies and lead to reduced medical costs as well.

Keyphrases

healthcare
adverse drug
electronic health record
drug induced
acute care
emergency department