Table 1 Dispensing patterns of branded and generic drugs
Dispensing pattern | Patients n (%) | Male n (%) | Age (years) mean ± SD | Initial dispensing | All dispensing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% of PPIs | % of H2RAs | % of PPIs | % of H2RAs | ||||
1. Branded (once) | 6328 (43.4) | 3256 (51.5) | 41.3 ± 11.8 | 82.0 | 18.0 | n/a | n/a |
2. Generic (once) | 1385 (9.5) | 644 (46.5) | 40.7 ± 11.8 | 70.8 | 29.2 | n/a | n/a |
3. Branded (≥twice) | 4979 (34.1) | 2476 (49.7) | 45.0 ± 12.3 | 79.7 | 20.3 | 79.0 | 21.0 |
4. Generic (≥twice) | 1000 (6.9) | 476 (47.6) | 45.3 ± 12.5 | 76.6 | 23.4 | 77.7 | 22.3 |
5. Branded to Generic (switched once) | 486 (3.3) | 261 (53.7) | 47.3 ± 12.1 | 82.9 | 17.1 | 80.5 | 19.5 |
6. Generic to Branded (switched once) | 198 (1.4) | 106 (53.5) | 43.9 ± 12.4 | 58.6 | 41.4 | 78.7 | 21.3 |
7. Started with Branded (switched multiple times) | 142 (1.0) | 62 (43.7) | 46.3 ± 12.6 | 81.0 | 19.0 | 81.5 | 18.5 |
8. Started with Generic (switched multiple times) | 72 (0.5) | 42 (58.3) | 47.5 ± 12.7 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 76.5 | 23.5 |