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Greek Physicians’ Perceptions on Generic Drugs in the Era of Austerity
Joint Authors
Labiris, Georgios
Fanariotis, Michael
Kastanioti, Catherine
Alexias, Georgios
Protopapas, Adonis
Karampitsakos, Theodoros
Niakas, Dimitris
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To assess the beliefs and preferences of Greek physicians, regarding generic drugs, in the years of financial crisis.
Setting.
Multicentered, nationwide survey.
Material and Methods.
A custom questionnaire based on former similar studies was developed and administered to Greek physicians.
The variable “perception on generics” was constructed after an exploratory study and the instrument was validated by conventional and Rasch analysis methods.
22 items formed 5 subscales that constructed the variable in question.
Results.
908 physicians successfully participated in the study (response rate: 80%).
Mean total scores to the instrument were 60.63 ± 12.12 for men and significantly less (58.24 ± 11.73) for women (p = 0.04).
Greek physicians were not persuaded on the potential economic gain (45.79 ± 10.53); moreover they identified that Greek authorities cannot address the increased pharmacovigilance mandates.
Physicians working in Athens and those working in surgical units demonstrated significantly worse scores than their colleagues from the rest of Greece and those working in Internal Medicine wards (p = 0.03).
Conclusion.
Our results suggest an overall poor acceptance of the national initiative on generic drugs by Greek physicians.
This trial is registered with Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01855802.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Labiris, Georgios& Fanariotis, Michael& Kastanioti, Catherine& Alexias, Georgios& Protopapas, Adonis& Karampitsakos, Theodoros…[et al.]. 2015. Greek Physicians’ Perceptions on Generic Drugs in the Era of Austerity. Scientifica،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076434
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Labiris, Georgios…[et al.]. Greek Physicians’ Perceptions on Generic Drugs in the Era of Austerity. Scientifica No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Labiris, Georgios& Fanariotis, Michael& Kastanioti, Catherine& Alexias, Georgios& Protopapas, Adonis& Karampitsakos, Theodoros…[et al.]. Greek Physicians’ Perceptions on Generic Drugs in the Era of Austerity. Scientifica. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076434
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1076434