A pilot study on generic medicine substitution practices among community pharmacists in the State of Penang, Malaysia

Chong, Chee Ping; Bahari, Mohd Baidi

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“…We explored the opinions, awareness, and attitude of physicians towards the selection of prescription medication. Cost is the primary factor infl uencing the prescription of generics, and this is linked to increased adherence to treatment regimens by patients who otherwise would not be able to afford originator drugs [12,13]. Use of generic drugs can signifi cantly reduce healthcare expenditure, and this was acknowledged by the physicians involved in the study.…”

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“…The Ministry of Health is determined to promote the use of generic drugs, yet they have a mammoth task ahead. Studies conducted in the Malaysian market show that consumers can save up to 90% of the cost of treatment just by switching to generic drug products [10,12]. In addition to reducing healthcare costs, the benefi ts of generic medications include increased adherence to treatment regimens [13,14].…”

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Perceptions of physicians from private medical centers in Malaysia about generic medicine usage: a qualitative study

Kumar¹,

Kaur²,

Kader³

2014

GaBI J

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Perceptions of physicians from private medical centers in Malaysia about generic medicine usage: a qualitative study

Kumar¹,

Kaur²,

Kader³

2014

GaBI J

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“…The data form was tested for face and content validity by two experts and ten registered pharmacists and was further adjusted after pilot testing with 34 community pharmacists (Ping et al 2008).…”

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Generic medicine substitution practices among community pharmacists: a nationwide study from Malaysia

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Aims This study aims to assess generic medicine substitution practices among Malaysian community pharmacists. Method A cross-sectional nationwide descriptive study using a specific mailing data collection form was conducted from May 2007 through December 2007. A sample of 1,419 community pharmacies was involved in this study. Data were collected across the brand name medicine requests encountered on 14 working days and for which an equivalent generic product was available. Pharmacists' generic substitution rate, physicians' and patients' acceptance of substitution and cost saving achieved from substitution were assessed. Results Responses were received from 157 pharmacies (response rate 11.1%). The pharmacists recommended generic substitution for 84.7% (1,538/1,815) of the brand name medicine requests. While suggesting substitution, the pharmacists voluntarily consulted the physicians for 13.1% (91/695) of the recommendations which involved prescription orders. The majority of the physicians (87.9%) when consulted by the pharmacists accepted the recommendation for substitution. Meanwhile, 88.9% (1,368/1,538) of the pharmacists' substitution suggestions were accepted by the patients. The overall patients' expenditure on medicines was reduced by a total of 57.4% (Malaysian ringgit 27,266.30 or US $7,369.30; US $1.00 = Malaysian ringgit 3.70) through acceptance of substitution. Conclusion The Malaysian community pharmacists actively recommended generic substitution for brand name medicine requests which they encountered. Both the physicians and patients highly accepted the substitution recommendation and this contributed to significant reduction in patients' medicines expenditure.

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“…Generic prescribing or substitution of brand name into generic medicines can reduce the prescription medicines cost. It has been reported by Ping, et al (2008) that patient could economize the cost of prescribed medications by generic substitution. Therefor, generic substitution is expected to save the expenditure of sosial health insurance patient medication so that does not exceed the cost of INA-CBGs.…”

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Medicine Substitution Practices in Social Health Insurance Outpatients of Public Hospital

Medisa¹,

Danu²,

amaji³

2014

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A pilot study on generic medicine substitution practices among community pharmacists in the State of Penang, Malaysia

Abstract: The outcome of the present study showed that through GS recommendation by community pharmacist, consumers can save the expenditure of their prescribed medications.

Cited by 24 publications

References 11 publications

Perceptions of physicians from private medical centers in Malaysia about generic medicine usage: a qualitative study

Perceptions of physicians from private medical centers in Malaysia about generic medicine usage: a qualitative study

Generic medicine substitution practices among community pharmacists: a nationwide study from Malaysia

Medicine Substitution Practices in Social Health Insurance Outpatients of Public Hospital

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