A Note to Doctors: Prescribe Generic Medicine or Face Action. Written by Dr. Krishanga. Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Jun 8 2023 11:12 AM. Listen to this article.

There are few certainties in health care because every patient is different, but one thing's a cinch: Medications won't work if patients don't take them.

A generic epinephrine auto-injector has been on the market since 2013. A pharmacy survey by KPIX 5 found that the cash price for the generic device is as much as $430 cheaper than the EpiPen.

Doctors should more diligently prescribe generic medicines whenever possible, both to help contain rising prescription drug costs and to improve the chances that patients will adhere to their ...

Health plans are drawing scrutiny for offering financial incentives to entice doctors to prescribe cheaper generic medicines, including paying doctors $100 each time they switch a patient from a ...

Taking a page from Seinfeld, some doctors have starting opening their notes to patients. The patients are enthusiastic, while doctors give the program lower ratings.