European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

THE CORRELATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF THE SELECTED RESIDENTS OF BARANGAY BAPOR, MASBATE CITY OVER THEIR CHOICE OF DRUG WHETHER GENERIC OR BRANDED DRUGS

Asinas P. A.*, Agao S. N., Bueno J. K., De Mesa M. E., Guese K. A., Tadena M. B., Torres M. R., Santiago C. D., PhDPharm, Andal M. S., MSPharm and Rubenicia A. M., MSPharm

ABSTRACT

Generic and branded medicines are known to effectively treat various illnesses or diseases. However, most people are still not aware that they are equally the same. Generic medications are thought to have low quality and are unsafe to use. While their branded counterparts are known to be more effective, safer, and have good quality. Several factors can be viewed as the contributing cause of this misconception. This study is a descriptive correlational study that aims to determine the knowledge and perception of the residents about generic and branded drugs and their correlation with the choice of drug that was conducted in Barangay Bapor, Masbate City. The respondents are the residents of the said setting who are aged 18 and above. A survey questionnaire was distributed to a randomly selected sample pool from the total population to gather the data for this study. The population of the respondents was mostly young adults aged from 21 to 30 years old and is female. Also, the majority is college graduates but has no monthly income and is unemployed. The demographic profile of the respondents correlates with their knowledge but has no significant correlation with their perception of generic and branded drugs. Also, their knowledge and perception about generic and branded drugs were found to correlate with their choice of drug whether generic or branded drugs.

Keywords: Generic drugs, Branded drugs, Knowledge, Perception, Correlation, Choice.