Exploring the knowledge and perception of generic medicines among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy, and nursing students in Sierra Leone: A comparative cross-sectional approach

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Exploring the knowledge and perception of generic medicines among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy, and nursing students in Sierra Leone: A comparative cross-sectional approach

Most low-income nations have national medicine policy that emphasized the use of generic medicines in the public health sector. However, the use of generics is often debatable as there are concerns over its efficacy, quality, and safety compared to their branded counterparts. This study was condu...

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Main Authors:	James, Peter Bai, Bah, Abdulai Jawo, Margao, Emmanuel Kamanda, Hanson, Christian, Kabba, John Alimamy, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	MDPI 2018
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63347/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63347/1/Generic%20Medicine.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/63347/7/63347%20Exploring%20the%20Knowledge%20and%20Perception%20of%20Generic%20Medicines%20among%20Final%20Year%20Undergraduate%20Medical%2C%20Pharmacy%2C%20and%20Nursing%20Students%20in%20Sierra%20Leone_wos.pdf

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