The impact of generic substitution on the activities of pharmaceutical companies - a survey from the companies' perspective one year and five years after the introduction of generic substitution in finland

Table 3 Companies' departments most impacted on the number of employees by the introduction of generic substitution.

	Survey 2004	Survey 2008
	Pharmaceutical companies (n = 11)^a n (%)^b	Pharmaceutical companies (n = 11) n(%)^b
Number of employees has decreased
Sales and marketing	6 (54)	8 (73)
Marketing authorization and reimbursement	-	1 (9)
Research and development	-	1 (9)
Logistics	-	-
Management	-	1 (9)
Number of employees has increased
Sales and marketing	3 (27)	1 (9)
Marketing authorization and reimbursement	-	1 (9)
Research and development	-	-
Logistics	1 (9)	-
Management	-	-
Some other impact
Sales and marketing	2 (18)	-

^a Two original product companies and one generic product company did not report the department, in which GS had influenced on the number of employees.
^b The companies could report several departments.