Is it ethical to prescribe generic immunosuppressive drugs to renal transplant patients?

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Julie Allard, Marie-Chantal Fortin

Abstract

This review was conducted to determine the ethical acceptability of prescribing generic immunosuppressive drugs to renal transplant patients. The literature search was conducted using Pubmed and Google Scholar. The use of generic immunosuppressive drugs (ISDs) in transplantation is a controversial topic. There is a consensus among transplant societies that clinical data is lacking and that caution should be exercised. The reluctance to use generic ISDs in organ transplantation is partly related to the fact that most are "critical dose drugs", and that either low dosing or overdosing could have serious adverse consequences for both patients and society (i.e., the loss of scarce organs). In this paper, we examine the various ethical issues involved such as distributive justice, physician duties, risks versus benefits, conflict of interest, informed consent, and logistical and economic issues. Our analysis was limited by the paucity of clinical data on generic ISDs and the absence of health economics studies to quantify the benefits of prescribing generic ISDs. Our study led us to conclude that it would be ethical to prescribe generic ISDs provided certain conditions were met. These include regulatory safeguards to minimize the ri...Continue Reading

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