Generic drugs could help save millions

08 December, 2005

According to a recent study, common people, consumers, employers and health plans in much of upstate New York can save more than $880 million by increasing use of generic prescription drugs. Those potential savings would be generated if all 39 counties in western, central and northern New York turn to generic drugs instead of the prescription drugs.

As health care costs have continued to rise, health plans have been giving consumers inducements to use generic drugs through offering lower co-payments on such medicines. This has increased the use of generic drugs by about 50 percent as most of the prescriptions dispensed now are for non-branded products.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) generic drugs are of immense help in treating ED or impotence. Due to their cheaper price, people can afford them quite easily. ED generic drugs such as Caverta and Silagra are capable of treating ED as efficiently as a branded one.


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