title: [What are patients' attitudes towards generic drugs? The example of metformin].
abstract: The success of cost containment with generic drugs is based on consumer's willingness to accept substitution. This investigation reveals 3 major themes that can explain attitudes of patients towards generics: 1) personal beliefs and knowledge (coming from the media issues, family, friends) are fragmented and sometimes erroneous, with a background of suspicion on the quality of the generics; 2) relation with the prescriber (indirectly pharmacist) is central to build up patient's trust; suspicious professionals generate an anxious patient; 3) previous experience from the consumer with generics. Starting from patients' experiences and beliefs allows to anticipate their resistance to the generic and to adapt drug prescription choices.
authors.affiliation: Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble I, CNRS, Pôle Pharmacie, CHU de Grenoble, 38041 Grenoble, France. b.allenet@chu-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allenet
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golay
mesh_terms: D016568:Drugs, Generic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008687:Metformin
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic; D008687:Metformin