Abstract

TORRES SERNA, Camilo et al. Perception of users of Cali-Colombia about generic medicines. Rev. colomb. cienc. quim. farm. [online]. 2018, vol.47, n.2, pp.151-168. ISSN 0034-7418.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcciquifa.v47n2.73964.

In the general population, there is a great controversy surrounding the use of innovative drugs and their copies called generic drugs. The objective of this study is to quantify the acceptance of patients from the General System of Social Security in Health of Colombia (SGSSS) to the prescription of generic drugs.

A descriptive study was carried out with a transversal design. The universe was 63 men and 57 women, all adult patients who attended external consultation of the practice sites of the Faculty of Medicine of Cali-Colombia.

It is concluded that if generic drugs are used, it is necessary that doctors and users have confidence in it, the results of the present study show that, although not in the majority, still a significant percentage of the consumers interviewed doubt the quality and the therapeutic results of generics. Worryingly, nearly a quarter of study participants think that generic drugs are fraudulent products.

Keywords : Prescription drugs; generic drugs; innovative drugs; fraudulent drugs.

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