Acceptance of generic drugs by users from sector C, D and E sectors in three zones of Lima
The aim of this research was to determine the acceptability of generic drugs (GD) among users that belong to the sectors C, D and E in Metropolitan Lima, as well as the grade of knowledge, confidence and possible barriers in its consumption. A survey was conducted in zones where over than the 85% of...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | Perú |
| Recursos: | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/3174 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/farma/article/view/3174 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Medicamento genérico aceptabilidad. generic drug acceptability. |
| Resumo: | The aim of this research was to determine the acceptability of generic drugs (GD) among users that belong to the sectors C, D and E in Metropolitan Lima, as well as the grade of knowledge, confidence and possible barriers in its consumption. A survey was conducted in zones where over than the 85% of the population belongs to this sectors .The tool consisted in a questionnaire of 11 open and closed questions. It was identified four dimensions that influenced on the acceptance of the generic drugs: information, security/efficacy, consumption and access. The analysis of the results obtained by the scale of Stanones set the media average of 3,2 among the four dimensions whichs means a REGULAR dimension. It was found a high consumption of GD with a media of 4,9; this accessibility is linked to the low cost instead than confidence in the GD, since there are doubts about its efficiency. |
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