General Practitioners’ intention to prescribe and prescribing patterns in selected European settings: The OTCSOCIOMED project

Tsiantou, V.; Moschandreas, Joanna; Bertsias, Antonios; Papadakaki, Maria; Saridaki, Aristoula; Agius, Dominic; Alper, Züleyha; Faresjö, Tomas; Klimkova, Martina; Martínez, L.; Samoutis, George; Vlček, Jiřı́; Lionis, Christos

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.06.006

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“…This was the first effort to use the TPB to investigate patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non‐prescribed medicines in European countries. The results of the current study, along with previously published findings from the OTC‐SOCIOMED project, provide a snapshot of medicine consumption in these countries and serve as a crucial basis for shaping effective policies towards a more appropriate use of medicines and pharmaceutical expenditure containment.…”

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confidence: 78%

Patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non-prescribed medicines: A study based on the theory of planned behaviour in selected European countries

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SummaryWhat is known and objective: Polypharmacy has a significant impact on patients' health with overall expenditure on over-the-counter (OTC) medicines representing a substantial burden in terms of cost of treatment. The aim of this study, which was conducted within the framework of a European Project funded by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme and was entitled OTC-SOCIOMED, was to report on possible determinants of patient behaviour regarding the consumption of medicines, and particularly OTCs, in the context of primary care.Methods: A multicentre, cross-sectional study was designed and implemented in welldefined primary healthcare settings in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Malta and Turkey. Patients completed a questionnaire constructed on the basis of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), which was administered via face-to-face interviews.

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confidence: 78%

Patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non-prescribed medicines: A study based on the theory of planned behaviour in selected European countries

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“…This fi nding is confi rmed by a number of studies in the literature that suggest that the prescribing decision is a balance between effectiveness, safety, cost and patient preferences [32]. Other factors such as colleagues, patients, pharmaceutical sales representatives may affect prescribing decisions in general [33] as well as for generics in specifi c [27]. Pharmaceutical sales representatives had been acknowledged as the main information resource of physicians in other studies as well [17,26]; according to our fi ndings this source of information remains active, despite the implementation of INN prescribing.…”

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Views of physicians and patients with chronic conditions on generic medicines in Greece after the introduction of measures to promote their consumption: findings from a qualitative study

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Triga²,

Tsiantou³

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Introduction/Study objectives: Generic medicines uptake is widely acknowledged as a key pharmaceutical policy measure towards cost containment and rational resource allocation. In Greece, due to the persistently low penetration of generics in the pharmaceutical market, a series of policy measures aiming to reverse this trend were implemented during the last years. The aim of the present study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of physicians and patients towards generic medicines as well as the acceptability of the policies implemented. Methods: A qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews to physicians and chronically ill patients residing in the region of Attica formed the basis of the analysis. Recruitment of physicians and patients was performed using a combination of convenience and snowball sampling techniques. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and content analysed, according to international guidelines for qualitative research. Results/Discussion: Nine physicians (general internists and cardiologists), and nine patients suff ering from hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia participated in the survey. Physicians' views on generics were positive, although concerns were raised regarding the monitoring mechanisms and the reliability of companies producing generics. Patients were more hesitant to express their opinion on generics because they felt that they were not adequately informed. Prescribing is a multi-criteria decision, whereas for patients the choice of medicine is made by their physician. Cost was not an important factor for both groups. Policy measures on generics were generally acceptable in the case of physicians and there were mixed opinions in the group of patients. Both groups stressed the need for more and reliable information regarding generics. Conclusion: Patient and physician attitudes can 'make or break' even a perfectly planned healthcare policy. Taking into consideration the information available in studies such as the present one, can aid decision-makers towards the design and implementation of viable policies in the sensitive fi eld of generics uptake.

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“…According to the RUM principles, providing information to patients about their diseases is one of the most important responsibilities of the physician. 1,2,4,8 In our study, 77.9% of the FPs and 82.6% of the SPs declared that they "always" inform the patients about their diseases, which can be considered as positive. However, this attitude is expected to be 100% independent from any conditions.…”

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confidence: 54%

“…It is essential that physicians make a clear explanation concerning these instructions to their patients. 1,2,4,8 Our study pointed out that the number of the physicians providing this information was less than expected (50.4% of the FPs and 56.1% of the SPs). Earlier studies in Turkey reported this information to be provided between 18.8-62.6%.…”

Section: Issn: 2250-1177 [25] Coden (Usa): Jddtaomentioning

confidence: 57%

“…In this context, physicians usually failed to show expected level of performance to carry out RUM, as indicated in the literature. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] In fact, their performances might be influenced by certain factors such as the place where healthcare is provided, their occupational and demographic features. Recently, infrastructure of the healthcare services began to undergo fundamental changes in Turkey, where, for instance, family health centers (FHC) has replaced health centers and governmental state hospitals (SH) has experienced several changes and transformations.…”

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Evaluation of the Attitudes and Experiences of the Family Physicians and Specialists Relating to Provided Treatments in Terms of Rational Use of Medicine

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General Practitioners’ intention to prescribe and prescribing patterns in selected European settings: The OTCSOCIOMED project

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Patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non-prescribed medicines: A study based on the theory of planned behaviour in selected European countries

Patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non-prescribed medicines: A study based on the theory of planned behaviour in selected European countries

Views of physicians and patients with chronic conditions on generic medicines in Greece after the introduction of measures to promote their consumption: findings from a qualitative study

Evaluation of the Attitudes and Experiences of the Family Physicians and Specialists Relating to Provided Treatments in Terms of Rational Use of Medicine

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