[Social representations of generic drugs by pharmacists: determination of the central and peripheral representational systems].
This article aimed to identify the central and peripheral systems in social representations of generic drugs by pharmacists, as well as their social and economic profile, thereby establishing potential mechanisms for improving policies for generic drugs in Brazil. The data collection instruments were a questionnaire and a word association test, the inductive cue of which was the term "generic drug". Data collected through the questionnaire produced a profile of pharmacists in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State, and key information related to the theme. Data analysis for the word association test used Evoc 99 software while content analysis used Bardin, thereby identifying the central system in social representations of generic drugs, consisting of the categories price, quality, and credibility, while the peripheral system consisted of the categories pharmaceutical care, social impact, novelty, accessibility, options, and interchangeability.
Carvalho
Maria Cleide Ribeiro Dantas de
MC
Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. cleidevarvalho@hotmail.com
Accioly
Horácio
H
Raffin
Fernanda Nervo
FN
Campos
Mariana Nunes
MN
Cruz
Marcelle Marie Caldas
MM
Alves
Markênia Kélia Santos
MK
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000523:psychology*; D024382:Professional Role; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D016568:Drugs, Generic