Search results for "Prescribing Generics"
Current challenges in prescribing generics
The price of some generic drug classes has skyrocketed in the past year, making this once simple option more difficult to offer to patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/generics.htm
1 Mar 2015
Best practice advice says generics can improve adherence, save money
Clinicians should prescribe generic medications instead of more expensive brand-name medications when possible, an ACP committee decided.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/24/2.htm
24 Nov 2015
When is it sleep apnea?
This issue covers topics including sleep apnea, prescribing generics, and hypertension.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2015
Helping patients manage generic drug price increases
Generic drugs have recently become more expensive, from colchicine for gout to EpiPens for allergic reactions. Physicians are having trouble managing patients when their medicines suddenly rise in price.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/helping-patients-manage-generic-drug-price-increases.htm
1 Sep 2019
Do placebos have a place in clinical practice?
Placebo use is common in internal medicine. But is it ethical? Experts examine the disconnect between the standards of medicine, and how it's actually practiced in the office.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/placebo.htm
1 Apr 2009