ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical policy and practice2015
Knowledge and perceptions of physicians from private medical centres towards generic medicines: a nationwide survey from Malaysia.
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- A comparative study on perception and use of generic drugs between public and private health practitioners.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Perception and Attitude Regarding Generic Medicines among Iraqi Physicians.Innovations in pharmacy · 2020Article
- Representative sample survey on factors determining the Czech physicians' awareness of generic drugs and substitution.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Pattern of medication use in geriatric patients at primary health care facilities in Karawang, Indonesia.Drug, healthcare and patient safety · 2019Article
- Perceptions and utilization of generic medicines in Guatemala: a mixed-methods study with physicians and pharmacy staff.BMC health services research · 2017Article
- The Impact of Information on Doctors' Attitudes Toward Generic Drugs.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing · 2016Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of generic medicines among physicians at multispecialty hospital: An observational study.Perspectives in clinical researchArticle
- Generic versus branded medicines: An observational study among patients with chronic diseases attending a public hospital outpatient department.Journal of natural science, biology, and medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesGeneric medicine prescribing has become a common practice in public hospitals. However, the trend in private medical centres seems to be different. The objective of this study was to investigate knowledge, perceptions and behavior of physicians from private medical centres in Malaysia regarding generic medicines.
methodsThis study was a cross-sectional nationwide survey targeting physicians from private medical centres in Malaysia. The survey was conducted using questionnaire having (i) background and demographic data of the physicians, volume of prescription in a day, stock of generic medicines in their hospital pharmacy etc. (ii) their knowledge about bioequivalence (iii) prescribing behavior (iv) physicians' knowledge of quality, safety and efficacy of generic medicines, and their cost (v) perceptions of physicians towards issues pertaining to generic medicines utilization.
resultsA total of 263 questionnaires out of 735 were received, giving a response rate of 35.8%. Of the respondents, 214 (81.4%) were male and 49 (18.6%) were females. The majority of the participants were in the age range of 41-50 years and comprised 49.0% of the respondents. Only 2.3% of physicians were aware of the regulatory limits of bioequivalence standards in Malaysia. Of the respondents, 23.2% agreed that they 'always' write their prescriptions using originator product name whereas 50.2% do it 'usually'. A number of significant associations were found between their knowledge, perceptions about generic medicines and their demographic characteristics.
conclusionsThe majority of the physicians from private medical centres in Malaysia had negative perceptions about safety, quality and the efficacy of generic medicines. These negative perceptions could be the cause of the limited use of generic medicines in the private medical centres. Therefore, in order to facilitate their use, it is recommended that the physicians need to be reassured and educated about the drug regulatory authority approval system of generic medicines with regard to their bioequivalence, quality, efficacy and safety. Apart from the policy on generic substitution, it would also be recommended to have a national medicine pricing policy, which controls drug prices, in both the public and private sector. These efforts are worthwhile to reduce the drug expenditure and improve the medicine affordability in Malaysia.
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