This statistic depicts the preference for generic or brand name drugs by U.S. consumers in 2014. The survey revealed that 42 percent of the respondents would always choose to buy generic drugs over brand name drugs.
If you had a choice between getting a brand name prescription drug or a generic drug, how often would you choose one over the other?
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Harris Interactive. (March 17, 2015). If you had a choice between getting a brand name prescription drug or a generic drug, how often would you choose one over the other? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417376/preference-for-generic-or-brand-name-drugs-by-us-consumers/
Harris Interactive. "If you had a choice between getting a brand name prescription drug or a generic drug, how often would you choose one over the other?." Chart. March 17, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417376/preference-for-generic-or-brand-name-drugs-by-us-consumers/
Harris Interactive. (2015). If you had a choice between getting a brand name prescription drug or a generic drug, how often would you choose one over the other?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417376/preference-for-generic-or-brand-name-drugs-by-us-consumers/
Harris Interactive. "If You Had a Choice between Getting a Brand Name Prescription Drug or a Generic Drug, How Often Would You Choose One over The Other?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417376/preference-for-generic-or-brand-name-drugs-by-us-consumers/
Harris Interactive, If you had a choice between getting a brand name prescription drug or a generic drug, how often would you choose one over the other? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417376/preference-for-generic-or-brand-name-drugs-by-us-consumers/ (last visited August 15, 2022)