Generic Drugs

01/19/2021 - "Our data suggested that generic drugs are suitable and cost-effective in improving hypertension management and facilitating public health benefits, especially in low- and middle-income areas."
04/01/2016 - "603 people with hypertension and diabetes were included in the study, low use of generic drugs was found (33.3% and 26.3, respectively) and low cost was the major reported advantage of generic drugs (71.0% and 71.1%, respectively); there was no statistically significant difference between the use of generic medication and age, sex or schooling. "
01/01/2018 - "Hypertension is recognised as the biggest contributor to the global burden of disease, but it is controlled in less than a fifth of patients worldwide, despite being relatively easy to detect and the availability of inexpensive safe generic drugs. "
06/01/2016 - "The generic drug substitution occurred in 61.5% of patients (BG: 57.6% and PV: 65.4% respectively); Hypertension was the therapeutic area with the highest percentage of patients with substitutions. "
08/01/2013 - "Generic drugs for hypertension: are they really equivalent?"

09/01/2010 - "The cause of the seizure might be a delay in taking medication or late redispensation, among others, but apparently the nature of the product dispensed is not relevant in this study; this may alleviate some of the concerns about generic drugs and epilepsy."
11/01/2008 - "These studies could bring consensus about the role of generic drugs for treating epilepsy."
04/01/2022 - "Several events that have marked the drug market in Morocco have contributed to this trend, including the arrival on the market of several new molecules indicated for the treatment of epilepsy, the decrease in drug prices in 2014 and the policy of promoting generic drugs."
01/01/2021 - "Generic drugs are increasingly used to treat many diseases including epilepsy. "
11/01/2017 - "In our observational study, we consecutively enrolled 37 seizure-free patients with epilepsy who expressed the wish to switch to a generic drug for economic reasons. "

03/01/2007 - "Generic drugs have the potential to cause harm if rigorous standards for their use are not followed, but those that are qualified offer great promise in the treatment of HIV/AIDS."
09/30/2004 - "Global AIDS trial denied patients as US balks at generic drug use."
04/16/2014 - "In order for the AIDS treatment program to remain sustainable, efforts should be pursued to reduce prices through generic drugs, price negotiation and other public health flexibilities such as compulsory licensing."
07/01/2012 - "Low-cost generic drugs under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief drove down treatment cost; more are needed."
12/01/2009 - "Allowing competitive international trade in generic drugs to treat AIDS could mitigate some of the harm done by these double standards."

01/01/2021 - "The brand name and generic drug were equally effective in relieving pain in participants who watched either the generic drug approval process or the bioequivalence video. "
01/01/2023 - "Both factors together, understanding and trust, significantly mediated the effect of the video education about generic drugs on the generic's pain-relieving effect (total indirect effect: coefficient: 0.20, 95% CI: 0.42, -0.0001). "
01/01/2023 - "Educational videos explaining generic medicines can have a positive effect on perceptions of generic drugs and their pain-relieving effect. "
05/01/2001 - "The profile of pain in managed care settings has recently been raised, notably because of the trend toward replacing inexpensive generic drugs with new and expensive drugs for pain treatment. "
04/01/2013 - "Moreover, patients' beliefs differed between the use of generic drugs in acute medical conditions such as pain and infections and the use of generic AEDs in epilepsy."

02/01/2016 - "In re-audit significant improvement was noted in documentation of the patient's name 100%, gender 54%, allergy status 51% and use of generic drug name 71%. "
01/01/2022 - "In the case of hypersensitivity without any change in medication, it is advisable to check for a switch from a brand-name to a generic drug, and if hypersensitivity to a generic drug is suspected, its composition must be checked."
01/01/2022 - "No scientific rationale has emerged for labelling patients allergic to all generic drugs, and hypersensitivity to generic drugs may rather be explored on a case-by-case basis. "
01/01/2022 - "Hypersensitivity to generic drugs is a subject of growing importance given their key role in healthcare spending policies, however, a review of published data highlighted that relevant data is sparse. "
01/01/2022 - "Do generic drugs cause hypersensitivity?"