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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 ...
Do professional practices among Malaysian private healthcare providers differ? A comparative study using simulated patients
(2013 , Article)
Background: Malaysia, a South East Asian country, legally permits general medical practitioners in private clinics to dispense medicines. This possibly can dilute the pharmacist role in the provision of healthcare and ...
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 ...
Dispensing practices of general practitioners and community pharmacists in Malaysia-A pilot study
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Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
, 2013 , Article)
Background
In Malaysia, general practitioners (GPs) in private clinics are legally permitted to dispense medicines.
Aim
To compare the dispensing practices of community pharmacists and GPs in private clinics.
Met ...
Do health professionals have positive perception towards consumer reporting of adverse drug reactions?
(2013 , Article)
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of general practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacists (CPs) in Penang, Malaysia, towards consumer reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs). Methodology: A ...
Community pharmacists' attitudes, perceptions, and barriers toward adverse drug reaction reporting in Malaysia: A quantitative insight
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
, 2014 , Article)
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to explore awareness and attitudes of community pharmacists toward the national ADR reporting system activities in the northern states of Malaysia. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using ...
Cost evaluation of therapeutic drug monitoring of gentamicin at a teaching hospital in Malaysia
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Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica
, 2014 , Article)
Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) makes use of serum drug concentrations as an adjunct to decision-making. Preliminary data in our hospital showed that approximately one-fifth of all drugs monitored by TDM ...
Evaluation of angiotensin II receptor blockers for drug formulary using objective scoring analytical tool
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Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica
, 2012 , Article)
Drug selection methods with scores have been developed and used worldwide for formulary purposes. These tools focus on the way in which the products are differentiated from each other within the same therapeutic class. ...