The Main Factors of Induced Demand for Medicine Prescription: A Qualitative Study.

Inappropriate request for health care services which are considered to be unnecessary for the patients has long been addressed by several writers The hypothesis supplier induced demand refers to the induced demand initiated by the supplier who acts in his own economic self-interest rather than patient best interest. The purpose of the present qualitative study was to explore about induced demand and the relevant motivating factors associated with unnecessary prescriptions of medicine. In-depth interviews were used for data generation with a purposive sample of 20 participants who were selected according to their experience.