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Has your government introduced demand-side policies directing physicians to prescribe generic medications?

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Italy: Mandatory prescriptions and differences in co-payment

The Italian government has introduced generic entry regulations that are strongly coercive for physicians. Prescription by international nonproprietary name is mandatory whenever generics are available, and pharmacists are under strict obligation to dispense the generic product. Get whole story