Question-ERR® - June 2004 Non-US
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Issues Related to Proprietary Medication Names

Country of Practice
USA 6%
International 84%

Have you received an order for a medication with a proprietary name (trademark) approved in a country other than your own? (e.g., in France, a cetirizine prescription written for Cetirizin rather than Virlix)

No 53%
Yes 37%

 

What do you do if you receive a medication order with a proprietary name (trademark) approved in a country other than your own?

dispense a generic or proprietary name equivalent 22%
dispense the generic or proprietary name equivalent after calling the prescriber to change the medication in order to dispense to a product that is available in your country 55%
order that medication from a domestic distributor 4%
order that medication from a distributor in another country 2%

Are there any regulations that restrict your ability to obtain a medication that does not exist in your country for the purposes of filling a medication order?
No 20%
Yes 69%