GENERICS AND BIOSIMILARS INITIATIVE JOURNAL
Official Journal of the Generics and Biosimilars Initiative
Volume 5 / Year 2016 / Issue 1
Original Research
Views of physicians and patients with chronic conditions on generic medicines in Greece after the introduction of measures to promote their consumption: findings from a qualitative study
Author(s): Eleftheria Karampli, MSc, Estathia Triga, MSc, John Kyriopoulos, PhD, Kostas Athanasakis, PhD, Vasiliki Tsiantou, MSc
Page: 9-20Author byline as per print journal: Eleftheria Karampli, MSc; Estathia Triga, MSc; Vasiliki Tsiantou, MSc; Kostas Athanasakis, PhD; John Kyriopoulos, PhD Introduction/Study objectives: Generic medicines uptake is widely acknowledged as a key pharmaceutical policy measure towards cost containment and rational resource allocation. In Greece, due to the persistently low penetration of generics in the pharmaceutical […]