Dantes R B
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, University of the Philippines--Philippine General Hospital, Manila.
J Clin Epidemiol. 1991;44 Suppl 2:29S-30S. doi: 10.1016/0895-4356(91)90109-m.
To ensure that affordable and effective drugs are made available to all Filipinos, the Philippine government passed the Generics Act of 1988. The Act has generated much heated debates from both local and international health providers. A preliminary evaluation of a survey of the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of physicians towards the Act showed that 70% are opposed to the Act. A majority of these physicians believe that the Bureau of Food and Drugs is not capable of ensuring the quality of the generic drugs. The success of the Act's implementation may lie in the ability of the government to ensure the quality of generic drugs and to disseminate relevant information to the practicing physicians.
为确保所有菲律宾人都能获得价格合理且有效的药品，菲律宾政府通过了1988年的《通用药品法案》。该法案引发了国内外医疗服务提供者的诸多激烈辩论。对医生关于该法案的知识、态度和实践（KAP）调查的初步评估显示，70%的医生反对该法案。这些医生中的大多数认为食品药品管理局没有能力确保通用药品的质量。该法案实施的成功可能取决于政府确保通用药品质量并向执业医生传播相关信息的能力。
