But, there are some cases when a generic substitution is not available or is not appropriate for a particular patient, he notes.
“This information about generics is especially timely now, given all we’ve seen in the last year or two demonstrating that brand-name companies can charge whatever they please for their products, even if the price is astronomical,” Dr. Avorn says. “It’s not clear that will change any time soon, making it even more important to educate doctors to use generics whenever possible.”
