title: [Social representations of generic drugs by pharmacists: determination of the central and peripheral representational systems].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. cleidevarvalho@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Cleide Ribeiro Dantas de
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Horácio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Accioly
authors.forename: Fernanda Nervo
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Raffin
authors.forename: Mariana Nunes
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Marcelle Marie Caldas
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Markênia Kélia Santos
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic