Associations between generic substitution and patients' attitudes, beliefs and experiences

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1827-1836

  Rathe, Jette ^a   Larsen, Pia ^a   Andersen, Morten ^a   Paulsen, Maja ^a   Jarbøl, Dorte ^a   Thomsen, Janus ^a   Soendergaard, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Antiepileptics; Attitudes; Denmark; Experience; Generic drugs; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; GENERIC DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, PHARMACEUTICAL; DENMARK; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MEDICATION KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884817397     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-013-1539-z     Document Type: Article

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