A Survey of Patients' Perceptions of Pill Appearance and Responses to Changes in Appearance for Four Chronic Disease Medications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Generic versions of a drug can vary in appearance, which can impact adherence.

Objective

To assess the preferences, perceptions, and responses of patients who experienced a change in the appearance of a generic medication.

Design

Cross-sectional survey of patients from a large commercial health plan.

Participants

Adults receiving generic versions of lisinopril, fluoxetine, lamotrigine, or simvastatin who experienced a change in the color or shape of their pills between March 2014 and November 2015.

Main measures

Likert-scale responses to questions concerning perceptions of generic drug safety and effectiveness, reliance on and preferences for pill appearance, and responses to pill appearance changes. Multivariable logistic regression-modeled p

SUBMITTER: Sarpatwari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6420535 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature