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Why people refuse generic substitution: a population survey of public opinion on generic substitution in Finland

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In a population survey in Finland conducted to explore why some individuals refuse generic substitution, the main reasons for refusal were satisfaction with their current medicine and/or that a decision on a drug product had been made in co-operation with their physician. Most of these individuals indicated that they would be unwilling to accept generic substitution in the future.

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  1. School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland

    Reeta Heikkilä & Riitta Ahonen

  2. School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

    Pekka Mäntyselkä

  3. Unit of Primary Health Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

    Pekka Mäntyselkä

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Heikkilä, R., Mäntyselkä, P. & Ahonen, R. Why people refuse generic substitution: a population survey of public opinion on generic substitution in Finland. Drugs Ther Perspect 28, 24–26 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03262117

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