Introduction of generic substitution and reference pricing in Ireland: early effects on state pharmaceutical expenditure and generic penetration, and associated success factors

• Susan Spillane,
• Cara Usher,
• Kathleen Bennett,
• Roisin Adams,
• Michael Barry

Affiliations

Susan Spillane

National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics,St James’s Hospital, Dublin, 8, Ireland.

Cara Usher

National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics,St James’s Hospital, Dublin, 8, Ireland.

Kathleen Bennett

Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics,School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland.

Roisin Adams

National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics,St James’s Hospital, Dublin, 8, Ireland.

Michael Barry

National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics,St James’s Hospital, Dublin, 8, Ireland.