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2008
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- A pilot survey on perceptions and knowledge of generic medicines among Consumers in Penang, Malaysia Nabil Abdo AL Gedadi Mohamed A. Hassali Asrul Akmal Shafie Medicina Drugs Generic Practice Malaysia Attitudes Objective: To explore the consumers perceptionsand knowledge towards issues surrounding genericmedicines utilization in Penang, Malaysia.Methods: A cross sectional survey was conductedwith consumers who attended the annual Universityopen day. Using convenience sampling, surveyforms were distributed to the respective consumersvia the help of a group of trained 1st year pharmacystudents. For a period of 5 days, 400 respondentshad participated in the survey. Analysis of theresponse from the collected forms yielded in 396usable forms.Results: Only 28.3% (n=112) of the respondentswere familiar with the term generic medicines.More than 70% of the respondents do not know thatgeneric medicines can be marketed under differentnames. About 34% (n=38) of consumers stated thatthey had been given information regarding genericsby their pharmacists. In terms of side effects, about32% (n=127) of the respondents felt that genericmedicines may cause more side effects thanbranded medicines. Majority of the consumerssurveyed (64%) understand that generic cost lesscompared to their branded counterparts.Conclusion: This survey showed that there is a gapin consumers knowledge and understanding aboutgeneric medicines. The findings also suggest thatdirect patient education by the healthcare providerson issues relating to safety and efficacy of genericmedicines could further enhance their uptake 2008 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69060206 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.2 Vol.6