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- Title
ID 79. Perception of Future Pharmacy Practitioners towards Generic Medicines: Findings from Public Institutes, Karachi, Pakistan.
- Authors
Rahim, Najia; Shakeel, Sadia; Iffat, Wajiha; Muhammad, Iyad Naeem; Naeem, Sadaf; Naz, Shazia; Rasheed, Abdur; Jamshed, Shazia
- Abstract
Introduction: Before the implementation of generic substitution, it is imperative to instill confidence for generic medicines among health care professionals and consumers alike. Objectives: The current research is aimed to explore the perception of future pharmacy practitioners towards generic substitution. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study design in which final year pharmacy students from all four governmentsector universities of Karachi participated. Data were collected through a 20-item pre-tested questionnaire. A total of n = 395 pharmacy students invited. Data was collected from all public universities and subjected to SPSS version 22 and analyzed for descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The respondents were 79.8% females with a mean age of 23.5 years. More than 75% claimed that all generic products of a particular medicine that are rated as "generic equivalents" are therapeutically equivalent to the innovator brand product. Around 60% affirmed that a generic medicine must contain the same dose as the brand name medicine whereas 64% negated that generic medicines are less effective and produce more side-effects than brand name medicines. A large majority (94%) reported to need more information on the issues pertaining to the safety and efficacy of generic medicines. Conclusions: The current study acknowledged an optimistic insight toward generic medicines however; there were some misconceptions in the understanding of the bioequivalence. The current pharmacy curriculum must address these concerns to promote the rational use of generic medicine in Pakistan.
- Subjects
KARACHI (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; DRUGSTORES; MEDICAL personnel; PHARMACY students; PHARMACY; PUBLIC universities &; colleges; SENSORY perception; BRANDING (Marketing)
- Publication
Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences, 2020, Vol 12, p878
- ISSN
0976-4879
- Publication type
Article