KNOWLEDGE OF A PATIENT GROUP ON GENERIC DRUGS THEY WERE TAKEN

Authors

  • Antonio Carlos da Silva
  • Luciana Regina Ferreira da Mata
  • Paulo Celso Prado Telles Filho
  • José Fernando Petrilli Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v12i4.10067

Keywords:

Conhecimento, Enfermagem, Uso de medicamentos, Medicamentos genéricos

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the knowledge of a patient group at a philanthropic hospital in the interior of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, on generic drugs they were taking. Twenty-five patients discharged from the medical clinic in October 2006 were interviewed at home. Data collection was undertaken between November 18th, 2006 and January 03rd, 2007 through a questionnaire that asked the name, dose, frequency, time, expected effect and side-effect, among others. Five (20%) patients did not know the name of the drug they were taking, 7 (28%) did not know the dose, 4 (16%) did not know the frequency, l6 (24%) did not know the expected effect, 21 (84%) did not know the side effect and 14 (56%) did not know what generic drugs are. It was evidenced that patients have little knowledge on generic medication, which demands wide-ranging educational actions by nurses.

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Published

2007-12-20

How to Cite

Silva, A. C. da, Mata, L. R. F. da, Filho, P. C. P. T., & Filho, J. F. P. (2007). KNOWLEDGE OF A PATIENT GROUP ON GENERIC DRUGS THEY WERE TAKEN. Cogitare Enfermagem, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v12i4.10067

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 4 (2007)

Section

Research

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