Does Patient Demand Contribute to the Overuse of Prescription Drugs ? (English)

This study conducted an experiment in Mali to test whether patients pressure doctors to prescribe medical treatment they do not necessarily need. The experiment varied patients’ information about a discount for antimalarial tablets and measured demand for both tablets and costlier antimalarial injections. The study finds evidence of patient-driven demand: informing patients about the discount, instead of letting doctors decide to share this information...

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Lopez,Janet Carolina De Los Angeles;

Sautmann,Anja;

Schaner,Simone Gabrielle;
Document Date
2020/11/25
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9482
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2020/11/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Does Patient Demand Contribute to the Overuse of Prescription Drugs ?
Keywords
public provision of health care

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Lopez,Janet Carolina De Los Angeles; Sautmann,Anja; Schaner,Simone Gabrielle.

Does Patient Demand Contribute to the Overuse of Prescription Drugs ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9482 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780321606314613926

Does Patient Demand Contribute to the Overuse of Prescription Drugs ? (English)

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