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Generic drugs and generic substitution from the patient perspective III. Author: Terezie Papoušková Tutor: PharmDr. Josef Malý, Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introducion: A generic substitution is one of the instruments of the drug policy in many countries. Its authorization is supposed to bring a considerable savings not only for healthcare systems but also for patients. Objective: The aim of this thesis was to analyse patient's attitudes, opinions and experiences,which are related to the generic drugs and the generic substitution. Methodology: A data collection was gathered in the general practitioner's office in Prague in the time span from 18th of November 2015 to 21st of November 2016. All respondents, who visited the general practitioner during this period, were asked to cooperate. Only those who meet the input criteria could participate in a questionnaire investigation. The questionnaire consists of 36 questions which can be devided into 5 thematic areas (an actual disease and its treatment, socio-demographics characteristics, common awareness about generic substitution and generic drugs, own experiences with this topic, attitudes of the respondents). The questionnaire was piloted. The acquired data has been... |