... exclusivity period offered to “first-to-market” patent-challenging generics firms. South African medicines are also subject to strict pricing regulations, which enforce that a single exit price (SEP) is determined by a manufacturer at the point of market approval, with annual permitted pricing increases...

...Eon van der Merwe Smit; Jhandré Bredenkamp Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of generic medicine competition on the market share growth and pricing of originator brand medicine in the South African private pharmaceutical market. Design/methodology/approach Regression...

... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Private label drug Purchase intention Store trust Price Drug quality Manufacturer trust Consumers Consumer behaviour China Medicines Private labels are not new in China. The Shanghai Kaikai Department Store first developed its private label in 1987...

... be considered crucial in influencing choices (Aaker, 1996 ; Raggio and Leoner, 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Prescription drugs Cost‐benefit ratio Product characteristics Product information Brand and advertising Brazil Drug administration Medicines The diverse...

...Lesley White; Christiane Klinner; Nicola Cobelli Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the problems patients and caregivers have with using medicines appropriately, their desire for assistance with managing medications and their self‐perceived need for the Australian Home Medicines...

... not likely to be associated with CNS side‐effects from medication use. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Analgesics Medicines Medical prescriptions Elderly people Injuries Risk analysis An any other age group and are more likely to take several drugs concomitantly. Gurwitz...

...Liz Gill; Anu Helkkula; Nicola Cobelli; Lesley White Purpose The substitution of generic prescription medicines for branded medicines is being practiced in most westernised countries, with evidence of a strong focus on evaluating and monitoring its economic impacts. In contrast, the purpose...

..., there are few self‐care qualitative studies. Findings Despite the greater availability and awareness of OTC medicines, the purchasing process is still underpinned by inherent risk. Alongside base levels of involvement, painkillers had situational importance with there being unease as to the risk involved...