as a result the overall share of generics in pharmaceutical use in france remained around one third in despite a substitution rate close to within authorised classes of drugs panel b adopting a broader list of drugs for which generics may substitute and more generally allowing greater use of generics would be helpful cour des comptes c indeed the authorities plan a limited expansion of the list of dings that generics may substitute ministere des affaires sociales de la sante et des droits des femmes share in the reimbursed pharmaceutical market