Consumer perception on generic medicines in Basrah, Iraq: Preliminary findings from a qualitative study

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-112

  Sharrad, Adheed Khalid ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Consumer education; Generic; Knowledge; Medicine

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAQ; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACOKINETICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY;

EID: 79952628572     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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