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Prescribing generic drugs will reduce patient confusion and medication errors

  • Written by Matthew Grant, Research Fellow, Palliative Medicine Physician, Monash University
imageIf doctors prescribe generic drugs rather than their brand name equivalents, most times patients benefit.from www.shutterstock.com

In last night’s federal budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison announced an anticipated range of measures to encourage doctors to prescribe generic medicines rather than their more expensive brand name equivalents. So...

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