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Generic medicines in Pakistan: a viable cost-effective option for consumers

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The principal author would like to thank Universiti Sains Malaysia for funding this project.

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  1. Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

    Shazia Qasim Jamshed, Asrul Akmal Shafie & Mohamed Azmi Hassali

  2. Pharmacy Practice Department, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

  3. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Zaheer Babar

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Jamshed, S.Q., Ibrahim, M.I.M., Shafie, A.A. et al. Generic medicines in Pakistan: a viable cost-effective option for consumers. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 67, 969–970 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-011-1032-5

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