Evaluation of public’s knowledge, attitude and experiences towards the generic medications in building healthcare policy
Md. Sayeed Akhtar,
Khalid Orayj
Abstract:The increasing cost of prescription drugs has high concern and associated with medication nonadherence and adverse health outcomes. The use of generic prescription drugs by the patients depends on if recommended by competent healthcare providers. Generic medicines, which are cheaper and bioequivalent to brand-name drugs, offer an opportunity to reduce healthcare expenditures of Saudi Arabia’s healthcare system as per the Vision 2030 plan. Therefore, the current study was conducted to assess the population awar… Show more
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