Perceptions of generic medication in the general population, doctors and pharmacists: a systematic review

S Colgan, K Faasse, LR Martin, MH Stephens… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To investigate negative perceptions about generic medicines and evaluate the
proportions of lay people, doctors and pharmacists who hold these perceptions. Design A …

What do people really think of generic medicines? A systematic review and critical appraisal of literature on stakeholder perceptions of generic drugs

SS Dunne, CP Dunne - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Considerable emphasis is presently being placed on usage of generic
medicines by governments focussed on the potential economic benefits associated with …

Improving adherence to therapy and clinical outcomes while containing costs: opportunities from the greater use of generic medications: best practice advice from the …

NK Choudhry, TD Denberg, A Qaseem… - Annals of internal …, 2016 - acpjournals.org
Description: The discrepancy between health care spending and achieved outcomes in the
United States has fueled efforts to identify and address situations where unnecessarily …

Patient knowledge, perceptions, and acceptance of generic medicines: a comprehensive review of the current literature

AA Alrasheedy, MA Hassali, K Stewart… - Patient …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Generic medicines have the same quality, safety, and efficacy as their
counterpart original brand medicines. Generic medicines provide the same therapeutic …

Patients' beliefs and behaviours are associated with perceptions of safety and concerns in a hypothetical biosimilar switch

C Gasteiger, M Lobo, N Dalbeth, KJ Petrie - Rheumatology international, 2021 - Springer
Although patient acceptance is important for biosimilar adoption and reducing healthcare
costs, many patients perceive biosimilars to be unsafe and have concerns about switching …

What do users of generic medicines think of them? A systematic review of consumers' and patients' perceptions of, and experiences with, generic medicines

SS Dunne - The Patient-Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Considerable emphasis is placed on the use of generic
medicines because of the potential economic benefits associated with their use. The …

Tendering for off-patent outpatient medicines: lessons learned from experiences in Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands

S Vogler, M Gombocz… - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To study the impact of tendering for off-patent outpatient medicines in terms of
savings for payers and availability of medicines, to explore stakeholder perceptions and to …

Evaluating patients', physicians' and pharmacy professionals' perception and concern regarding generic medicines in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia: a multi …

BM Gebresillassie, SA Belachew, YG Tefera… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Generic medicine prescribing has become common practice in many countries.
However, data regarding the perceptions of stakeholders (patients, prescribers and …

Reasons for allowing and refusing generic substitution and factors determining the choice of an interchangeable prescription medicine: a survey among pharmacy …

H Nokelainen, E Lämsä, R Ahonen… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Generic substitution (GS) was introduced in Finland in 2003 and supplemented
with a reference price system (RPS) in 2009. Patients play a vital role in the acceptance of …

Generic switching and non-persistence among medicine users: a combined population-based questionnaire and register study

J Rathe, M Andersen, DE Jarbøl… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Generic substitution means that one medicinal product is replaced by another
product containing the same active substance. It is strictly regulated with respect to its …