Is there a need for a formulary of clinically interchangeable medicines to guide generic substitution in Saudi Arabia?

Journal of Young Pharmacists

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 73-75

  Alrasheedy, Alian A ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi ^a   Aljadhey, Hisham ^b   Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed ^c   Al Tamimi, Saleh Karamah ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

Author keywords

Formulary; Generic medicines; Generic substitution

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOEQUIVALENCE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERIC SUBSTITUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84883451226     PISSN: 09751483     EISSN: 09751505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jyp.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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