University Daily Kansan
Monday, March 5.1979
Generic drug trend grows
KU students and Lawrence area residents are joining a statewide trend of requesting generic drugs to save money, three local pharmacists said recently.
Pharmacists at Watkins Hospital, SuperX Drugs and Raney Hillcrest Drug said more Lawrence residents and physicians have had their drugs be exchanged for brand-name drugs.
Randolph Cox, pharmacist at Super-X Drugs, 23rd Street and Naihtush Drive, said more of his customers were requesting that he stop prescribing generic drugs instead of brand-name drugs.
"Customers have many questions concerning the use of generic drugs," Cox said. "But that is not affecting the use of them in a negative way. I've seen a large increase in the use of generic drugs in the last six months."
Keizer leads SUA board
SUA officers for next year were selected by members of the executive board of the Kansas Union Memorial Corporation recently.
They are Clair Kearl, Lawrence junior,
president; Julie Gilman, Springfield, III.
minor vice president; Debra Lewis,
president; Linda Forsyth, Topping,
Topping, St. Francis sophomore, treasurer,
The board members chosen to lead SU'A nine programs are Steve Howard, Lawrence graduate student, films; Mark Rexrat, Spring Hill graduate student, fine arts; John Sutcliffe, junior, intern; forums; Steven Cramer, Lawrence sophomore, Free University; Tiana Haskell, Hutchinson junior; indoor recreation; Hitchock Hitchock, Russell sophomore outdoor recreation; Rick Kasher, Wanhe sophomore, public special events; Dana Latyque senior, special events; John Reskus, Pitwin sophomore, travel.
The new officers' one-year terms begin July 1. Until then the new officers will be held in the regular office until May 31.
This year's SUA budget was $25,000. The budget for next year will be determined in the fall.
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Director's Showcases
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Weekend shows also in Woodruff at 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 or 12 midnight unless otherwise noted $1.50 admission
Cox said the increase came because of a bill passed by the Kansas Legislature last year that allowed pharmacists to substitute chemical ingredients for a brand-name drug.
COX SAID most questions concerning generic drugs dealt with the cost differences
"People come in here thinking the generic drugs will greatly reduce the costs of their prescriptions," he said. "Sometimes it does." The doctor also said that prescribing lower-cost drugs laughed.
For example, Cox said, a tranquilizer named Equall could be substituted for the brand-name drug Meprobamate and the customer would save $4.79 on 100 tablets.
"Under the law now, a physician must check on the prescription blank whether a generic drug can be exchanged for the particular brand-name drug he was prescribed," Cox said. "If the physician does not want the exchange made, then he must request on the prescription that it be dispensed as written."
Cox also said a growing number of local physicians were allowing pharmacies to fill prescriptions with generic drugs instead of using brand-name drugs.
COX SAID exchange was sometimes not allowed by physicians because of particular medical disorders, such as diabetes or epilepsy.
Garnett Wrigley, director of the Consumer Affairs Association, B10 Vermont,
said consumers should be aware of their
complaints.
"The patient needs to know that they can ask the doctor to request a generic substitute." Wrigley said. "As a consumer, they should know that they are getting as good of a drug as they would be if they were buying a brand-name drug."
"The LAW would not be in effect if the drugs were not as good," she said. "The only difference to the consumer is that you can buy the drugs without a brand name. That is generic drugs' merit."
Wrigley said no complaints against generic drugs or pharmacies selling them had been filed in her office. She said, "She said she had had calls about generic drugs."
She said the differences in the drugs were restricted to price.
"People are now just at the stage of learning about the drugs," she said. "Soon they'll become comfortable about asking for the less-expensive type of drugs."
Martin Wollmann, director of Walkins Hospital, said doctors at Walkins prescribed
"WE BUY THE drugs that we dispense and that are sold by the pharmacy on state bid," be said. "So we usually are using drugs of generic types. If a student doesn't get his prescription filled here, then it becomes a matter for the doctor to discuss."
with the patient and to decide what drug will be used."
Wolmann said that the pharmacy stocked a limited amount of brand-name drugs. He said those drugs were used in specific situations when the doctor prescribed them.
John Baughman, a pharmacist for Watkins Hospital, said the use of generic drugs was not new for the pharmacy.
"Since we do buy on state bid, we have used the generic drugs for quite some time," he said. "However, we have had more students requesting them lately."
A PHARMACIST at Raney Hilcourt Drug, 98th and Iowa streets, said he had noticed an increase in the number of peroxidase generics drug, especially in the past month.
"I think people are becoming more aware of generic drugs," he said. "And that's increased their use a lot. The trend is definitely growing."
He said the difference in cost was the main reason why consumers choose generic
"ANY DRUG approved by the Federal Drug Administration is all right to be need if prescribed," he said. "And, any generic we would stock would be approved. So it's the cost that draws people to the generic drugs."
He said the savings on generic drugs varied according to the specific drug.
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