Knowledge and attitude of MBBS undergraduate students for use of generic medicines at a tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction The cost incurred on medicine is one of the major concerning components of health expenditure Prescription of generic drugs can reduce the costs without reducing the quality of treatment Hence this study is being taken to explore knowledge and attitude of MBBS undergraduate students for use of generic medicine who are the future prescriber of generic medicinesMaterials and Methods A questionnaire based crosssectional observational study was carried out in II III and final year MBBS students of Dr VM Govt Medical College Sholapur from 1stMarch 2018 to 31st May 2018 A 20 item multiple choice questionnaire consisting of knowledge 10 and attitude 10 was distributed to the participantsResult 4562 agreed that generic medicines are usually intended to be interchangeable with the innovator drugs Among the participants 7373 were aware that generic drug manufacturers need to conduct studies to show bioequivalence between the generic medicine and their branded counterparts Majority of the participants 6636 were of the view that generic medicines were as safe as that of branded drugs 9355 of the participants agreed that importance of generic medicines should be taught in early part of the MBBS periodConclusion The present study showed that participants had good amount of knowledge and positive attitude regarding generic medicines In order to provide safe and effective treatment to the community and decrease the cost of healthcare delivery system the number of generic medicine prescription should be increased Hence workshops and CME on generic medicines should be organized and more time should be dedicated to generic medicine lectures during the MBBS periodKeywords Generic medicines MBBS students Knowledge Attitude
Authors and Affiliations
Ujwala P. Gawali, Aruna Gurung
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