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Physicians’ Knowledge and Awareness about Biosimilars in Saudi Arabia: What is Imperative to Know ??

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  1. 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, SAUDI ARABIA.
  2. 2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, SAUDI ARABIA.
  3. 3College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, SAUDI ARABIA.

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Muhammad Shahid Iqbal

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, SAUDI ARABIA.

drmmsiqbal@gmail.com

Received: 11-06-2020; Revised: 18-07-2020; Accepted: 27-08-2020.

Volume 12, Issue 3 · pp. 280-284 · 2020 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2020.12.76

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Objectives: This study determined the current awareness and knowledge among physicians about biosimilars in Saudi Arabia.Methods: This study used a cross-sectional study design and data were acquired by the convenience sampling method. The research tool was self-developed, prevalidated and self-administered to achieve the sample size. The physicians from various parts of the country participated in the study. Both, inferential statistics with the help of descriptive statistics were applied using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0 and Microsoft Excel. A p-value 0.05) was observed.Conclusion: It is concluded that the study physicians had adequate knowledge and awareness about biosimilars in Saudi Arabia. Statistically, a non-significant association (p <0.05) was observed between adequate and inadequate knowledge among the studied physicians in Saudi Arabia.

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    Almalki, Z. S., Iqbal, M. S., Alossaimi, M. A., Lasaf, A. M., Almawash, B. A., Aldossary, F. H., Marghalani, A. M., & Alsubaihi, Y. A. (2020). Physicians’ Knowledge and Awareness about Biosimilars in Saudi Arabia: What is Imperative to Know ??. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 12(3), 280-284. https://doi.org/10.5530/jyp.2020.12.76

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