LJS regularly sponsors and conducts studies on topics of interest to us and to our clients. You can read some of our most recent work below, or choose from the list of topics to the right. If there’s a topic of interest to you or your business, please submit a question.
First Salvo: The Battle for Generics Commences | July 2008
Generic has become the choice of prescription drug for an increasing number of Americans. Generic medicines account for 65 percent of all prescriptions dispensed in the United States (source: IMS Health). | |
Check Up in Aisle Four | June 2008
To explore consumer awareness and attitudes towards retail health clinics (also called convenient care clinics or in-store clinics), as well as physician and healthcare usage trends, LJS conducted a national study in which 1,350 households were interviewed in person by telephone during the first quarter of 2008. | |
Shutting Down Tobacco | March 2008
Recently, Wegman's Foods, a widely heralded supermarket chain in the Northeastern United States, announced that they are discontinuing the sales of tobacco products. Other food chains appear to be following their lead, and drug chains may well also ban the sale of tobacco in their stores. | |
Physician Avoidance | March 2008
It has always been true that many people are reluctant to see their doctor. This reluctance increases during hard times. The percentage of households that report cutting back on medical expenses has gradually increased during the past year and reached a high of 31% in February 2008. For the prior year, this percentage averaged just 21%. | |
Mega Pharmacy | February 2008
Wal-Mart is well on the way to becoming the nation’s largest healthcare provider. Its pharmacies provide service to nearly one in four American households (23%) who have filled a prescription there within the past 12 months, and for one in eight (12%) it is the primary pharmacy, the one used most by the household. | |
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