People's views on the level of agreement of generic medicines for different illnesses

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 590-594

  Figueiras, Maria João ^a   Marcelino, Dália ^a   Cortes, Maria Armanda ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIAGET   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Generic medicines; Illness labels; Lay beliefs; Portugal

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG LEGISLATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINE; PORTUGAL; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52549118405     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9247-y     Document Type: Article

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