NTT Resonant Study on Public Attitudes Towards Generic Drugs.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 28, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Resonant resonant giving an intense, rich sound on percussion; exhibiting resonance. , a provider of an Internet-based questionnaire service called goo Research, did research on the usage status of generic drugs generic drug, a drug sold or prescribed under the nonproprietary name of its active ingredients or under a generally descriptive name rather than under a brand or trade name. , together with Mitsubishi Research Institute. Conducted between August 2 and 6, the research covered 2,192 respondents in total. Of the entire sample, only 9.3% had used generic drugs, while 62.3% were conscious of them, suggesting the increasing market awareness. Of those who had used generic drugs, 66.0% said they used them because they were cheaper, while 35.5% referred to the similar medicinal properties Many plants have traditional medical uses. Ethnobotanists and pharmacognacists catalog and study these plants and uses. This is a list of some of the more common medicinal properties that are ascribed to plants. . On the price differences, a majority (54.2%) pointed out that generic drugs were cheaper by 20% or more than new drugs. Of those who had not used generic drugs, a substantive portion (33.9%) stated that their doctors did not want to use them, while 16.8% and 11.2% had concerns over the makers and quality, respectively. These suggest that while patients simply tend to accept doctors' prescription, many people still did not know that they had the right to demand the use of generic drugs. In a question asking preferred price differentials, 34.3% said they would use generic drugs if they were cheaper by 30% or more, followed by 23.3% of the respondents asking for the price difference of more than 20%. A majority of people (51.1%) tend to want generic drugs with clear medicinal properties, for example cold medicine. A near majority (46.1%) pointed to the relationship between doctors and drug makers as the main obstacle to the use of generic drugs, suggesting a lack of understanding about the generic drugs system. People expected the health ministry, doctors' association, and doctors themselves to play active roles in promoting generic drugs. TV commercials (62.9%), ads in hospitals (61.3%), ads in pharmacies (46.7%), and ads in newspapers (39.5%) were useful in raising their awareness. Many of the respondents (64.9%) had looked up their prescribed drugs, mostly with the Internet (70.9%). Most of the people were interested in adverse reactions adverse reactions, n.pl unfavorable reactions resulting from administration of a local anesthetic; responsible factors include the drug used, concentration, and route of administration. (71.2%) and medicinal medicinal /me·dic·i·nal/ (mi-dis´in-il) having healing qualities; pertaining to a medicine. me·dic·i·nal adj. Of, relating to, or having the properties of medicine. effects (69.6%). Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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