Objective To investigate negative perceptions about generic medicines and evaluate the
proportions of lay people, doctors and pharmacists who hold these perceptions. Design A …

Background Considerable emphasis is presently being placed on usage of generic
medicines by governments focussed on the potential economic benefits associated with …

Background: Globally, tuberculosis (TB) is the second major cause of death from infectious
diseases, particularly in developing countries. A multidisciplinary approach to the …

Generic medicines are those where patent protection has expired, and which may be
produced by manufacturers other than the innovator company. Use of generic medicines …

The plants from genus Salvia, as one of the largest genus in Lamiaceae family, are
frequently in use for various purposes, as foods, in cosmetic industry, or in traditional and …

Demand-side policies to encourage the use of generic medicines are important to increase
their use. A plethora of different demand-side policies has already been initiated by …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the understanding and attitude of
Japanese patients towards generic drug substitutions. METHOD: The subjects were male …

El objetivo del estudio fue conocer la percepción de la población con respecto a
medicamentos genéricos, frente a los medicamentos de marca, en hospitales del Perú …

Switching branded to generic medications has become a common cost-containment
measure. Although this is an important objective for health care systems worldwide, the …

Objective Generic drug substitution reduces costs for medicines, but the downsides include
unintentional double medication, confusion and anxiety among patients. Information from …