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The impact on community pharmacy of the changing generic medicine substitution landscape.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20552939     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Australian generic medicine substitution landscape has changed over recent years. The latest changes include the introduction of incentive payments by the government to community pharmacists to dispense generic medicines instead of more expensive brand equivalents. Generic dispensing imposes additional time constraints on pharmacists in terms of patient counselling requirements. Substitution also involves an increased need for professional judgment as pharmacists need to ensure the substitution is appropriate for the patient. It is therefore important that pharmacists develop processes and procedures that enable staff to follow good practice standards and guidelines during the dispensing of generic medicines in order to minimise patient risk.
Authors:
H Laetitia Hattingh; Satish Maganlal; Michelle A King
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of law and medicine     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1320-159X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Law Med     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-17     Completed Date:  2010-07-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9431853     Medline TA:  J Law Med     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  761-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Pharmacy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld 4222, Australia. l.hattingh@griffith.edu.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Australia
Community Pharmacy Services*
Drugs, Generic* / economics
Humans
Pharmacists / legislation & jurisprudence*
Reimbursement, Incentive
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Drugs, Generic

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