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100			_912192 _aLavanya, D.
245			_aATTITUDE TOWARDS GENERIC FORMULATIONS USAG E: NARROWING THE GAP BETWEEN PHARMACIST AND PHYSICIANS
250			_aVol.11(1)
260			_aM P _bInnovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd _c2019
300			_a117-120p.
520			_aObjective: The thought of providing the best quality of medicin es at cheaper costs made the governments to think of generic drug substitutions in order to minimize the economic burden. This study was designed to investigate the attitude of physicians and pharmacists towa rds generic medicines and thus to reduce the gap between them. Method s: This is a simple, prospective, cross -sectional, comparative study conducted for a period of 3 mo . 100 Subjects (50 pharmacists and 50 physicians) were included in this study. Subjects who ever graduated with the pharmacy degree and working as pharmacists , as well as clinical practitioners, were included in this study. Data collected using a validated questionnaire. Result s: 60% of physicians and 80% of pharmacists were confident enough in dispensing generic products. 56% of physicia ns agree that pharmacists play a vital role in providing assistance on the use of generic medicines. 70% of physicians and 90% of pharmacists agreed that the generic medicines are of less expensive. Conclusio n: Our Study concludes that pharmacist’s shows a higher positive response towards the usage of generic products than physicians. Generic drugs typically cost 30% to 60% less than their brand products. In addition, patients taking generic drugs seem to be more wi lling to continue therapy.
650		0	_94639 _aPHARMACEUTICS
700			_912194 _aDhivya, K.
773	0		_dBhopal Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd _tInternational journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical science _x2656-0097
856			_uhttps://innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijpps/article/view/30312/16559 _yClick here
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