Perceptions and utilization of generic medicines in Guatemala: a mixed-methods study with physicians and pharmacy staff

Table 3 Perceptions of safety and efficacy by pharmacy staff and physicians

	Pharmacy staff (n = 30)	Physicians (n = 12)	P-value
Generics are not as safe as branded drugs	12 (41%)^a	6 (55%)^a	0.50^b
Generics are not as effective as branded drugs	10 (33%)	6 (55%)^a	0.29^b

^aA few respondents answered “do not know” and their answers are excluded from this calculation
^bFisher’s exact test

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