A study on assessment of knowledge and attitude about generic medicines among interns in a tertiary care hospital

Abstract

According to a WHO report, approximately 55 million people in India are still living in poverty as a result of household out-of-pocket expenses for health care, particularly medications. Thus, it is imperative to keep healthcare costs as low as possible without limiting access to high-quality care. Increasing the use of generic medications can raise affordability of healthcare without sacrificing the standard of care. Doctors' prescriptions play an extremely significant role. In order to identify potential obstacles to the use of generic drugs, it may be helpful to understand the doctor's perspective about generic drugs.A cross-sectional study was carried out using a validated questionnaire that included questions to evaluate the participant’s knowledge and attitude on generic medicines. Data was collected using google forms and Chi square test was used to list association of knowledge and attitude.It was observed that attitude among interns were extremely significant whereas the knowledge was insignificant.According to the study, knowledge about generic drugs were not significant however they had significant attitude towards it so educating interns and medical students about generic drugs will promote more awareness about prescribing generic medicine.