dc.contributor.author | Mpanza, Ntobeko M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bradley, Hazel | |
dc.contributor.author | Laing, Richard | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-03T13:26:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-03T13:26:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mpanza, 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.v11i1.1878 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-2936 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.4102/ phcfm.v11i1.1878 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/9184 | |
dc.description.abstract | Costly 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.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | AOSIS | en_US |
dc.subject | Public health | en_US |
dc.subject | National Health Insurance | en_US |
dc.subject | Pharmacist | en_US |
dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
dc.subject | Medicine | en_US |
dc.title | Reasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |