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The experiences of implementing generic medicine policy in eight countries: A review and recommendations for a successful promotion of generic medicine use
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Generic medicines are clinically interchangeable with original brand medicines and have the same quality, efficacy and safety profiles. They are, nevertheless, much cheaper in price. Thus, while providing the same therapeutic ...
Generic medicines entry into the Malaysian pharmaceutical market
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Pro Pharma Communications International
, 2016 , Article)
Due to the rising costs of pharmaceuticals and a prevailing economic crisis, the availability of generic equivalents of trademark innovator medicines has become crucial to the Malaysian healthcare system. In 2003, Malaysia ...
Time to entry of generic medicines in Malaysia: Implications for pharmaceutical cost containment
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
Objectives: Generic medicine availability is crucial for maintaining the Malaysian heavily subsidised public healthcare system, and for reducing rising national pharmaceutical expenditure. This paper analyses the time to ...
Generic medicines and biosimilars: Impact on global pharmaceutical policy
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Patient access to safe and cost-effective treatment is an important goal for the healthcare system. The development of biosimilar compounds and generic medicines is interesting to the industry and society to reduce healthcare ...
Factors determining the post-patent entry of generic medicines in Malaysia: A survey of the Malaysian generic pharmaceutical industry
(2013 , Article)
Malaysia is reliant on the availability of generic medicines to contain the rising national pharmaceutical expenditure. This paper assesses the factors determining the market entry of a new generic medicine following patent ...
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists on generic medicines in Qatar
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2014 , Article)
Background: The practice of generic medicines prescribing, dispensing and substitution in developing countries has been controversial among healthcare professionals, particularly due to issues on quality, safety and efficacy. ...