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Factors influencing community pharmacist decision to dispense generic or branded medicines; Eastern Province, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia

Albadr Y 1 , Khan TM 2

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  • 1 College of Clinical Pharmacy, Dammam University, Saudi Arabia
  • 2 School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
Saudi Pharm J, 2015 Apr;23(2):143-6.
PMID: 25972733 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2014.07.002

Abstract

Rising costs of medicines have increased the interest of policy makers in generic medicines. However, consumers' and health care providers' perception and attitude towards generic medicine act as a main barrier to the promotion of generic medicines.

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