Family practice
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The potential to lower pharmaceutical spending exists if physicians prescribe low-priced generics. This study aimed to empirically investigate the determinants of choosing low-priced generic drugs in South Korea. ⋯ The association of being prescribed low-priced generics with the primary care institution and the usual source of care could be interpreted as evidence for the role of primary care in the continuity of patient-centred care. Creating health systems under which professionals act as perfect agents of a patient and/or an insurer is required.