Healthcare professionals' perceptions and perspectives on biosimilar medicines and the barriers and facilitators to their prescribing in UK: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate UK healthcare professionals' perceptions and perspectives towards biosimilar infliximab, etanercept and insulin glargine and the potential barriers and facilitators to their prescribing.

Design

A cross-sectional qualitative study design was used.

Setting

Five hospitals within the West Midlands area in UK.

Interventions

30 min face-to-face, semistructured interviews of healthcare professionals.

Participants

22 healthcare professionals (consultants, nurses and pharmacists) participated in the semistructured interviews.

Outcomes

Participants' opinion and attitudes about biosimilars and the barriers and facilitators to the prescribing of infliximab, etanercept and insulin glargine biosimilars in gastroenterology, rheumatology

SUBMITTER: Aladul MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6252648 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature