A survey of physician knowledge of drug costs

Joan Hoffman; Frieda A. Barefield; Somayaji Ramamurthy

doi:10.1016/0885-3924(95)00018-T

A survey of physician knowledge of drug costs

Joan Hoffman, Frieda A. Barefield, Somayaji Ramamurthy

Anesthesiology

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Previous studies have indicated that physicians have inadequate knowledge of drug costs. This study was designed to determine actual pharmacy prices of 12 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and physicians knowledge of these prices. Pharmacists (N = 67) in a large urban area were surveyed to determine the lowest retail price of commonly prescribed medications. Pain clinic and orthopedic physician (N = 95) were surveyed to determine their knowledge of prices for 12 NSAIDs. There was wide variation between pharmacies in the cost of medications. Eighty-one percent of physicians agreed that cost is an important factor to consider. Only 25% of physicians estimated at least one-half of the medications between the highest and lowest pharmacy price. The results of this study indicate that physicians need more information about prices of medications they prescribe.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	432-435
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume	10
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0885-3924(95)00018-T
State	Published - Aug 1995

Keywords

Drug costs
anti-inflammatories, nonsteroidal
prescription costs
prescription drugs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Nursing(all)
Clinical Neurology
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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