Regarding the selection of long-listed drugs for treatment
If, at the patient's request, a long-listed original drug (long-listed product) for which a generic version is available is prescribed, an amount equivalent to one-quarter of the price difference between the original drug and the generic version will not be covered by insurance, and the patient will be responsible for this cost as an elective medical treatment.
<Target drugs>
Long-listed drugs that have been listed for more than five years since generic drugs were first listed on the drug price list (excluding drugs with a generic drug substitution rate of less than 1%)
Among long-listed drugs that have not yet passed five years since generic drugs were first listed on the drug price list, those with a generic substitution rate of 50% or more
<Cases where selected medical treatment is not available>
When a doctor determines it is medically necessary
When it is difficult to provide generic drugs