Predictors of $4 generic prescription drug discount programs use in the low-income population

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 141-148

  Omojasola, Anthony ^a   Hernandez, Mike ^a   Sansgiry, Sujit ^b   Paxton, Raheem ^a   Jones, Lovell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Generic drugs; Health care access; Health care cost; Low income

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; GENERIC DRUGS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOW-INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

GENERIC DRUGS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; LOW-INCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTION FEES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888867469     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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