Perceptions and attitudes of community pharmacists towards generic medicines

Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1138-1146

  Dunne, Suzanne S ^a   Shannon, Bill ^a   Cullen, Walter ^a   Dunne, Colum P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LAW; MALE; MEDICINE; NOCEBO EFFECT; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

GENERIC DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACISTS; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936773176     PISSN: 23760540     EISSN: 23761032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2014.20.11.1138     Document Type: Article

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