Generic Substitution Rates of Oral Contraceptives and Associated Out-of-Pocket Cost Savings Between January 2010 and December 2014

JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Apr 1;178(4):561-563. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7849.

Abstract

This analysis of survey data describes generic oral contraceptive use and out-of-pocket cost savings by switching from brand to generic oral contraceptives in a nationally representative sample.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Contraceptives, Oral / economics*
  • Cost Savings / economics*
  • Drug Substitution / economics*
  • Drugs, Generic / economics*
  • Female
  • Health Expenditures / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Contraceptives, Oral
  • Drugs, Generic