title: Paying physicians to prescribe generic drugs and follow-on biologics in the United States.
abstract: Aaron Kesselheim and colleagues examine potential strategies to promote greater prescribing of generic drugs and follow-on biologics.
authors.affiliation: Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL), Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
authors.forename: Ameet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarpatwari
authors.affiliation: Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL), Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
authors.forename: Niteesh K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Choudhry
authors.affiliation: Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL), Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Avorn
authors.affiliation: Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL), Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
authors.forename: Aaron S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kesselheim
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001688:Biological Products / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D016568:Drugs, Generic