Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward Jan Aushadhi scheme

Sadiq, Shamiya; Khajuria, Vijay; Khajuria, Kanika

doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0514113052017

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“…Almost 83.6% of physicians said that there should be a generic medicine store in every hospital. Our findings are also concurrent with the study conducted by Sadiq et al, [11] who found that 66.66% of the prescribers had the knowledge that the Jan Aushadhi [12] in their research observed that 90% of patients believed that generic medicines are as effective as brand medicines and only 10% of patients said that side effects are more with generic medicines and considered them to be much cheaper than brand medicines, which are concurrence to our study. In the current study, 89.5% are of the opinion that generics are cheaper than branded ones.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Nearly 80.7% of doctors believe that government should give tax benefit to generic manufacturers to promote more easier generic prescribing and usage. Our results are similar to the findings of Sadiq et al, [11] where all doctors agreed to the fact that Jan Aushadhi medical store should be available in every hospital and awareness regarding its use must be encouraged while 91.66% agreed that government should come up with stringent laws for its use.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

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Assessment of perception and attitude of postgraduates and clinicians toward generic versus branded medicines at a teaching medical institute

Desai¹,

Dass²,

Kaniganti³

2017

Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol

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Background: Generic prescribing is still a contentious issue among prescribers, and the issues of bioequivalence, quality, and safety remain problem areas. Generic substitution of brand medicines is an accepted practice in many parts of the world, and this is often done for economic reasons. Aims and Objective: The aim and objective of this study was to assess the attitude of clinicians and postgraduate students regarding generic drugs and branded drugs. Materials and Methods: The present study was a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study conducted among clinicians and postgraduate students at NRIMC and SMC, Vijayawada. Assurance of confidentiality (informed consent) was also taken from the participants. After approval and clearance from the Institutional Ethics Committee, 75 participants were included into the study by the investigator. After explaining about the nature and purpose of the study, the study participants were interviewed using structured questionnaire to assess the awareness about the generic drugs and to determine the attitude and practice toward generic drugs. The appropriate instructions about filling questionnaire were given. Analysis was performed and the data were expressed in n (%). Results: In the present study, 87.7% of the clinicians and postgraduates were aware of generic drugs. Most doctors believed that generics are therapeutically (59.6%) and safety wise (71.9%) equivalent to branded drugs, 89.5% are of the opinion that generics are cheaper than branded ones. Nearly 59.6% of them were aware of Jan Aushadhi pharmacy. Conclusion: A very good percentage of doctors were aware of generic medicines, their attitude toward safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of generic medicines was good and majority of them said that they prescribe generic drugs. However, there was a meaningful proportion who expressed their concern about the quality and efficacy of generic drugs. These beliefs could hinder larger generic drug use and increase health-care expenses of patients with chronic illness. Proper awareness in physicians about the generic prescription practice may improve the patient compliance by reducing the economic burden to the patients.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Assessment of perception and attitude of postgraduates and clinicians toward generic versus branded medicines at a teaching medical institute

Desai¹,

Dass²,

Kaniganti³

2017

Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol

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“…7 87.5% of the participants preferred generics for personal/family use in contrast to a study by Khadke VV et al, where only 57 % preferred. 7 95.3% of the participants suggested media advertising and publicity on generic drugs similar to studies done by Desai S et al, and Sadiq S et al 3,10…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 70%

“…Jan Aushadhi centers in the country provide generic medicines of 230 different kinds of drug formulations. 3 The Red Cross and a few other non-government organisations run these drug stores. In Government General Hospital, Guntur a Jan Aoushadi generic outlet was established to encourage generic drug use.…”

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge, attitude and practices of rural medical practitioners on generic medicines

Vemu

Manchu

Lella

2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: An unqualified medical practitioner without any formal registration and practicing allopathic medicine in rural areas in India can be called Rural Medical Practitioner (RMP). RMPs enjoy a great deal of practice in rural areas by taking advantage of lacunae in the public health system. Government of India is currently popularising generic medicines, but still certain doubts exist even among doctors and how far the RMPs are aware of generic medicines is a big issue. They influence a lot of uneducated people, so the knowledge, attitude and practices they follow have a large impact on society.Methods: A cross sectional, prospective study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and the practices of 152 RMPs on generic medicines for a period of three months. A 23-item questionnaire was well designed, pre-validated and distributed to RMPs in and around Guntur district. The results were analysed using descriptive statistics.Results: 92% of the participants were aware of generic drugs. More than 80% believed that they are equivalent in terms of efficacy and safety to their branded counterparts and are available at reasonable prices. 95.4% RMPs believed that prescribing generic drugs will decrease the pharmaco-economic burden of the country. Almost all of them agreed on the need for the updates and education on generics by means of continuing medical education (CMEs).Conclusions: The participants had good amount of knowledge on generic drugs but there are concerns regarding quality and therapeutic efficacy of generic drugs. Proper awareness about the generic prescription practice may improve the patient compliance by reducing economic burden to the patients.

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“…There can be certain dangers, issues, and challenges of selling drugs online. Illegal or unethical online pharmacies, sources of obtaining medicine, substitution of drug based on availability, and inability to execute order due to lack of legitimate prescription were among the issues [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

Application of E-Pharmacies in India

Agarwal

Parkhi

2021

JPRI

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Consumer convenience and access are improved through E-pharmacy. This will mostly benefit chronic old patients living in nuclear families, as well as people who are unable to travel to a pharmacy. E-pharmacy also offers competitive prices, making drugs more affordable to those who are less well-off. Consumers in India focused on staying indoors after the COVID-19 lockdown was announced, which forced people to go digital, whether to pay bills or contact doctors. There are no exceptions when it comes to e-pharmacies. Brick-and-mortar pharmacies' home delivery of medicines has also increased. The aim of this paper is to discover and experimentally validate the many characteristics that influence customer acceptance, usage, and intent to suggest E-pharmacy for pharmaceutical purchases. This paper also aims to identify the factors that influence customers on choosing between the various e-pharmacies (PharmEasy, Tata 1mg, Net Meds, Apollo 24x7) providing their service in the market. For this research, the information from 106 respondents was collected and it was found that factors like ease of buying, discounts, user experience, customer care, and availability of the medicines/healthcare products influences their buying behaviour.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward Jan Aushadhi scheme

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Assessment of perception and attitude of postgraduates and clinicians toward generic versus branded medicines at a teaching medical institute

Assessment of perception and attitude of postgraduates and clinicians toward generic versus branded medicines at a teaching medical institute

Knowledge, attitude and practices of rural medical practitioners on generic medicines

Application of E-Pharmacies in India

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