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The lack of knowledge and acceptance of generic medicines are the main barriers to their use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to assess population knowledge and perception towards generic drugs, identify their primary sources of information and examine which variables are independently related to their acceptance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An observational cross-sectional study was performed targeting the Lebanese adult population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 385 patients participated in the study. Data were collected using a uniform survey from six public healthcare centres.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The participants reported a distrust towards generic drugs; they either said that they were not as effective as the brand (36.9%), were of less quality than the brand (38.5%) or had more side effects than the brand (38.4%). Around 52% said they would never buy a generic drug, and two-thirds (68.6%) preferred using a brand drug over a generic one. After adjusting for socio-demographics, a high income (odds ratio (OR)\u2009=\u20093.7), knowing that brands and generics have the same active ingredients (OR\u2009=\u20092.28) and that brands and generics were equally effective (OR\u2009=\u20096.46) were the strongest independent predictors for the willingness to buy generic drugs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A lack of knowledge and misperceptions about generic drugs limited the use of generic drugs, and therefore must be addressed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/27550834221147789","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,17]],"date-time":"2023-01-17T07:41:17Z","timestamp":1673941277000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Knowledge, perception and acceptance of generic drugs in the general Lebanese population: A cross-sectional survey among adults"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"7","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0964-9722","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Georges","family":"Hatem","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Rana","family":"Itani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon"}]},{"given":"Roula","family":"Ajrouche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon"}]},{"given":"Nour","family":"Abbas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon"}]},{"given":"Rita","family":"Farah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon"}]},{"given":"Mathijs","family":"Goossens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Cancer Detection, Brussels, Belgium"}]},{"given":"Sanaa","family":"Awada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.18203\/2319-2003.ijbcp20181655"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_1694_20"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/13814788.2021.1917541"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5530\/jppcm.2020.4.16"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.52711\/0974-360X.2021.00581"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_7_2","first-page":"009","article-title":"Factors affecting purchasing behaviors of generic drugs versus originator counterparts in Jordan","volume":"11","author":"Hajleh MNA","year":"2021","unstructured":"Hajleh MNA, Ali A, Aloosi Z, et al. 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