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Patient socioeconomic determinants for the choice of the cheapest molecule within a cluster: evidence from Belgian prescription data

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  • France Vrijens
  • Carine Van de Voorde
  • Maria-Isabel Farfan-Portet
  • Robert Vander Stichele

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  • France Vrijens & Carine Van de Voorde & Maria-Isabel Farfan-Portet & Robert Vander Stichele, 2012. "Patient socioeconomic determinants for the choice of the cheapest molecule within a cluster: evidence from Belgian prescription data," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 13(3), pages 315-325, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:13:y:2012:i:3:p:315-325
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0367-2
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    1. Grossman, Michael, 1972. "On the Concept of Health Capital and the Demand for Health," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 80(2), pages 223-255, March-Apr.
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    2. Takizawa, Osamu & Urushihara, Hisashi & Tanaka, Shiro & Kawakami, Koji, 2015. "Price difference as a predictor of the selection between brand name and generic statins in Japan," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(5), pages 612-619.
    3. Costa-Font, Joan & Rudisill, Caroline & Tan, Stefanie, 2014. "Brand loyalty, patients and limited generic medicines uptake," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 116(2), pages 224-233.
    4. Sylvain Pichetti & Catherine Sermet & Brian Godman & Stephen Campbell & Lars Gustafsson, 2013. "Multilevel Analysis of the Influence of Patients’ and General Practitioners’ Characteristics on Patented Versus Multiple-Sourced Statin Prescribing in France," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 11(3), pages 205-218, June.

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    Keywords

    Pharmaceuticals; Reimbursement; Reference pricing; Socioeconomic factors; Cost sharing; Belgium; H51; I11; I18;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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