[Knowledge and information concerning generic drugs in a public outpatient population in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil].
Brazilian Federal Act 9,787/99, regulating generic medicines, includes rules for drug registration and provides for the population's access to safe, effective, high-quality, and low-cost medication. Four years after the introduction of generic drugs on the Brazilian market, we proposed to measure knowledge and information on generic drugs among the clientele at a public outpatient clinic in Recife, Pernambuco State, applying a questionnaire in 2000. 76.1% of the interviewees were women, 95.7% had heard of generic drugs, and 68.1% could define generic medication. Government action to publicize the properties of such medicines and their advantages for consumers has thus reached the vast majority of the population.
da Rocha
Chiara Erminia
CE
Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju, Brasil. chiaraerocha@terra.com.br
de Barros
José Augusto Cabral
JA
Silva
Maria Dolores Paes
MD
D001938:Brazil; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D017150:Public Sector; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D016568:Drugs, Generic