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Generic versus branded medicines: An observational study among patients with chronic diseases attending a public hospital outpatient department.
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- The role of the private sector in noncommunicable disease prevention and management in low- and middle-income countries: a series of systematic reviews and thematic syntheses.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Review
- Efficacy of Generic Atorvastatin in a Real-World Setting.Clinical pharmacology : advances and applications · 2021Article
- Opinion of patients seeking primary care regarding prescription of generic drugs: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- The Lingering Menace of Cough Syrup Adulteration: A Global Portrait of Child Deaths.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe concept of generic prescription is widely accepted in various parts of the world. Nevertheless, it has failed to gain popularity in India due to factors such as nonavailability and distrust on the product quality. However, since 2012, the Government of West Bengal, India, has initiated exclusive generic drug outlets called "fair price medicine shop" (FPMS) inside the government hospital premises in a "public-private-partnership" model. This study was undertaken to evaluate the experience and attitude of patients who were consuming generic drugs purchased from these FPMS. MATERIALS AND
methodsIt was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study where we have interviewed 100 patients each consuming generic and branded drugs, respectively. The perceived effectiveness, reported safety, medication adherence, cost of therapy, and availability of drugs was compared between two mentioned groups. Medication adherence was estimated through Drug Attitude Inventory-10.
results93% of generic and 87% branded drug users believed that their drugs were effective (
conclusionThe policy of FPMS implemented by the Government of West Bengal, India appeared to be promising in terms of perceived effectiveness, safety, and adherence of generic drugs from FPMS compared to drugs purchased from open market retailers. Therefore, this study might act as an impetus for the policy-makers to initiate similar models across the country.
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