Greek students' attitudes, perception and knowledge regarding generic medicines in times of economic crisis: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The penetration of generic medicines in the pharmaceutical market is influenced, among others, by the consumer's attitude upon them. The attitude of students in health management and recent alumni is particularly important, as they constitute tomorrow's policymakers. The aim of our study was to assess their attitude, perception and knowledge towards generic medicines.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was undertaken, involving students in Health Management and recent alumni. The ATtitude TOwards GENerics (ATTOGEN) validated questionnaire was used, which consists of 18 items, yielding 6 scales (trust, state audit, knowledge, drug quality, drug substitution and fiscal impact), with all item responses expressed on a 5-point Likert scale and higher scores denoting great

SUBMITTER: Domeyer PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6238271 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature