Most regular prescription drug users are using generics, but many other consumers continue to be unfamiliar with or leery of generics.
Prescription Solutions, Irvine, Calif., a pharmacy benefits management subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., is reporting that finding in a summary of results from a May telephone survey of 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18 and older.
About 57% of the participants said they take prescription drugs at least once a week, and 83% of the regular prescription takers said they are using generics.
