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

IN BRIEF Biosimilar insulins are likely to enter the insulin landscape as patents for major
branded insulin products start to expire in the next few years. Biosimilar insulins have the …

Background: The assessment of doctor's perceptions and understanding about generic
medicines may help in recognizing possible barriers to greater generic medicine usage …

Introdução O desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico, assim como a adoção de políticas
públicas voltadas à redução do custo dos medicamentos, tem ampliado o acesso da …

Relying on a cost-effective and green process that is technically and economically feasible
on large scale is not enough to call a technology “sustainable”. We thus evaluate the …

Objectives: The study aim was to explore the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of Iraqi
physicians regarding generic and locally manufactured medicines. Methods: A total of 124 …

A range of factors are believed to exert a negative influence on opinions of physicians about
generic drugs. The aim of this study was to survey the opinions of primary care doctors on …

Background: The assessment of doctors' perceptions and understanding about generic
medicines may help in recognizing the key areas which may act as hurdle to mass scale use …

Drugs expenditure is the highest proportion in health services budget. financing for health
services in National Universal Health Coverage era is carried out by BPJS payed to referral …

Purpose Cheaper generic anti-retroviral medicines are encouraged and often prescribed in
South Africa for HIV/AIDS treatment. However, the medicines' acceptance rate is relatively …