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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 10/2008

01.10.2008

Medicare Beneficiaries and Free Prescription Drug Samples: A National Survey

verfasst von: Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE, Becky A. Briesacher, PhD, Stephen B. Soumerai, ScD, Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD, Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 10/2008

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The authors reply: We agree with Zipkin that free prescription drug samples will not solve the problem of cost-related medication nonadherence (CRN). However, we argue that use of free prescription drug samples is widespread and indicative of physician attempts to increase economic access to medications. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Medicare Beneficiaries and Free Prescription Drug Samples: A National Survey
verfasst von
Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE
Becky A. Briesacher, PhD
Stephen B. Soumerai, ScD
Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD
Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2008
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 10/2008
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0745-3

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