Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey
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Resumo: | Background: Generic drugs (GDs) offer a way to reduce health spending without sacrificing quality. Despite this, there are doubts as to their acceptance by the population. This work aims to assess perceptions of GDs among the Brazilian population.Methods: We conducted a national household survey face-to-face between April and May 2013, with 5000 individuals aged over 15 years. the questions explored socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, the use of GDs, and perceptions about GDs as compared to brand drugs (BDs). the chi-square test was used to examine the associations between the perceptions and the characteristics of the population.Results: of the 5000 participants, 51.3% were women, 40.2% were white, 48.6% were between 15 and 34 years of age, and 52.3% had income of less than two minimum wages (US$627.78). in terms of the use of GDs, 44.6% of the participants were taking or had taken GDs in the past three months, with the highest figures among the elderly (61.1%) and female (49.2%) populations. Regarding perceptions, 30.4% of the respondents considered GDs less effective than BDs; provided the same price, 59% would prefer BD, and 45.8% agreed that physicians prefer to prescribe GDs. the most negative perceptions about GDs were observed among lower income, elderly and nonwhite populations.Conclusion: the findings provide a better understanding of Brazilians' perceptions regarding GDs. This should be considered when formulating healthcare policies aiming at improving access to effective and quality drugs, and reduction of health costs. |
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Nardi, Elene P. [UNIFESP]Ferraz, Marcos Bosi [UNIFESP]Pinheiro, Geraldo R. C.Kowalski, Sergio Candido [UNIFESP]Sato, Emilia Inoue [UNIFESP]Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)McMaster Univ2016-01-24T14:40:04Z2016-01-24T14:40:04Z2015-02-10Bmc Public Health. London: Biomed Central Ltd, v. 15, 9 p., 2015.1471-2458http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/38756http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1475-1WOS000349748000001.pdf10.1186/s12889-015-1475-1WOS:000349748000001Background: Generic drugs (GDs) offer a way to reduce health spending without sacrificing quality. Despite this, there are doubts as to their acceptance by the population. This work aims to assess perceptions of GDs among the Brazilian population.Methods: We conducted a national household survey face-to-face between April and May 2013, with 5000 individuals aged over 15 years. the questions explored socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, the use of GDs, and perceptions about GDs as compared to brand drugs (BDs). the chi-square test was used to examine the associations between the perceptions and the characteristics of the population.Results: of the 5000 participants, 51.3% were women, 40.2% were white, 48.6% were between 15 and 34 years of age, and 52.3% had income of less than two minimum wages (US$627.78). in terms of the use of GDs, 44.6% of the participants were taking or had taken GDs in the past three months, with the highest figures among the elderly (61.1%) and female (49.2%) populations. Regarding perceptions, 30.4% of the respondents considered GDs less effective than BDs; provided the same price, 59% would prefer BD, and 45.8% agreed that physicians prefer to prescribe GDs. the most negative perceptions about GDs were observed among lower income, elderly and nonwhite populations.Conclusion: the findings provide a better understanding of Brazilians' perceptions regarding GDs. This should be considered when formulating healthcare policies aiming at improving access to effective and quality drugs, and reduction of health costs.Brazilian Health Ministry - Cooperation Term Federal University of São PauloUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, GRIDES, São Paulo Ctr Hlth Econ, BR-04023062 São Paulo, BrazilUniv Estado Rio de Janeiro, Dept Internal Med, Discipline Rheumatol, BR-20551030 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMcMaster Univ, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, CanadaUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Med, Div Rheumatol, BR-04023062 São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, GRIDES, São Paulo Ctr Hlth Econ, BR-04023062 São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Med, Div Rheumatol, BR-04023062 São Paulo, BrazilBrazilian Health Ministry - Cooperation Term Federal University of São Paulo: 136/2011Web of Science9engBiomed Central LtdBmc Public HealthDrugsGenericNonproprietaryPerceptionBrazilPerceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide surveyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESPinstname:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)instacron:UNIFESPORIGINALWOS000349748000001.pdfapplication/pdf403630${dspace.ui.url}/bitstream/11600/38756/1/WOS000349748000001.pdfd103c914243bcf1c3e70383571ca4e0dMD51open accessTEXTWOS000349748000001.pdf.txtWOS000349748000001.pdf.txtExtracted texttext/plain41128${dspace.ui.url}/bitstream/11600/38756/2/WOS000349748000001.pdf.txta8c8a25dc2e261b02f1c97cc407d5627MD52open access11600/387562022-11-04 14:18:49.763open accessoai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/38756Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://www.repositorio.unifesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:34652022-11-04T17:18:49Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)false |
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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey |
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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey |
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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey Nardi, Elene P. [UNIFESP] Drugs Generic Nonproprietary Perception Brazil |
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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey |
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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey |
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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey |
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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey |
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Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey |
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Nardi, Elene P. [UNIFESP] |
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Nardi, Elene P. [UNIFESP] Ferraz, Marcos Bosi [UNIFESP] Pinheiro, Geraldo R. C. Kowalski, Sergio Candido [UNIFESP] Sato, Emilia Inoue [UNIFESP] |
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Ferraz, Marcos Bosi [UNIFESP] Pinheiro, Geraldo R. C. Kowalski, Sergio Candido [UNIFESP] Sato, Emilia Inoue [UNIFESP] |
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Nardi, Elene P. [UNIFESP] Ferraz, Marcos Bosi [UNIFESP] Pinheiro, Geraldo R. C. Kowalski, Sergio Candido [UNIFESP] Sato, Emilia Inoue [UNIFESP] |
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Drugs Generic Nonproprietary Perception Brazil |
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Drugs Generic Nonproprietary Perception Brazil |
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Background: Generic drugs (GDs) offer a way to reduce health spending without sacrificing quality. Despite this, there are doubts as to their acceptance by the population. This work aims to assess perceptions of GDs among the Brazilian population.Methods: We conducted a national household survey face-to-face between April and May 2013, with 5000 individuals aged over 15 years. the questions explored socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, the use of GDs, and perceptions about GDs as compared to brand drugs (BDs). the chi-square test was used to examine the associations between the perceptions and the characteristics of the population.Results: of the 5000 participants, 51.3% were women, 40.2% were white, 48.6% were between 15 and 34 years of age, and 52.3% had income of less than two minimum wages (US$627.78). in terms of the use of GDs, 44.6% of the participants were taking or had taken GDs in the past three months, with the highest figures among the elderly (61.1%) and female (49.2%) populations. Regarding perceptions, 30.4% of the respondents considered GDs less effective than BDs; provided the same price, 59% would prefer BD, and 45.8% agreed that physicians prefer to prescribe GDs. the most negative perceptions about GDs were observed among lower income, elderly and nonwhite populations.Conclusion: the findings provide a better understanding of Brazilians' perceptions regarding GDs. This should be considered when formulating healthcare policies aiming at improving access to effective and quality drugs, and reduction of health costs. |
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