Do consumers in Pakistan understand the concept of generic medicines? A quantitative insight

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Do consumers in Pakistan understand the concept of generic medicines? A quantitative insight

Objectives: Developing countries are struggling with the high cost of treatment and generic medicines could be instrumental in curtailing the cost of treatment and reduce healthcare expenditures. Pakistan is not an exception to this issue. This study is a mere attempt to explore the knowledge and p...

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Main Authors:	Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham, Hassali, Mohamed Azmi, Babar, Zaheer-ud-din, Alkalami, Ramdan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2012
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/32662/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32662/1/RSAP_2012_e16_MJS.pdf

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