Reasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMpanza, Ntobeko M.
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Hazel
dc.contributor.authorLaing, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-03T13:26:05Z
dc.date.available2023-07-03T13:26:05Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractCostly prescription medicines with existing cheaper alternatives tend to be purchased by medically insured consumers of healthcare. In South Africa medical scheme members pay higher out-of-pocket payments for medicines than those without insurance.This study explored reasons for co-payments among insured Pretoria medical scheme members purchasing prescription medicines at private retail pharmacies, despite being insured and protected against such payments.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMpanza, N. M. et al. (2019). Reasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africa. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 11(1), a1878. https://doi.org/10.4102/ phcfm.v11i1.1878en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-2936
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4102/ phcfm.v11i1.1878
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/9184
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectNational Health Insuranceen_US
dc.subjectPharmacisten_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleReasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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