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Table 4 Participants’ attitudes towards generic OTC analgesics (n = 208)

From: Generic versus brand-name over-the-counter analgesics: knowledge and attitudes among Swedish pharmacy customers

Statement

Corresponds very well, n (%)

Corresponds fairly well, n (%)

Corresponds neither well nor poorly, n (%)

Corresponds fairly poorly, n (%)

Corresponds very poorly, n (%)

1. I am positive towards cheaper brands on the market

122 (58.7%)

47 (22.6%)

21 (10.1%)

10 (4.8%)

8 (3.8%)

2. I feel safe when I buy cheaper brands

69 (33.2%)

59 (28.4%)

52 (25.0%)

18 (8.7%)

10 (4.8%)

3. A lower drug price entails poorer quality

2 (1.0%)

17 (8.2%)

58 (27.9%)

52 (25.0%)

79 (38.0%)

4. Cheaper brands are of the same quality as the more expensive brands

56 (26.9%)

51 (24.5%)

63 (30.3%)

27 (13.0%)

11 (5.3%)