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AESEG - Medicamentos genéricos

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A generic and a branded medicine have the same active substance and, therefore, they are interchangeable »

A generic medicine has the same quality, efficacy and safety as the original product »

Generic medicines can reduce the price of an innovator product up to 60% »

Generic medicines cost less because there has been no investment to discover them »

The first generic medicine commercialised in Spain was the AZT or Zidovudina for the treatment of HIV »

The use of generic medicines in the National Public Health departments is increasing »

You differentiate a generic because it has the name of the active substance and the letters EFG on its label »

Un 80% de los españoles confía ya en los medicamentos genéricos

Más de la mitad de los españoles elegiría un genérico en caso de tener que pedir un medicamento en la farmacia y recomendaría estos fármacos a otros pacientes y familiares

Madrid, 22 de marzo de 2012.- La Asociación Española de Medicamentos Genéricos (AESEG) ha presentado hoy en rueda de prensa el Estudio de Conocimiento, Uso y Evaluación de los Medicamentos Genéricos elaborado por la empresa líder en investigación de mercados Metroscopia. Según los resultados del informe, un 80% de los españoles confía ya en los medicamentos genéricos y un 92% de la población conoce o ha oído hablar alguna vez de los mismos. Esto supone un incremento en 15 puntos porcentuales con respecto a 2008 y de 35 puntos con respecto al año 2000. Además, un 53% de la población española elegiría un genérico en caso de tener que pedir un medicamento recetado por principio activo en la farmacia y recomendaría estos fármacos a otros pacientes y familiares.

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AESEG stand on steps announced at the CISNS (July 2011)

22-07-2011. AESEG stand on steps announced yesterday by Minister of Health, Leire Pajin, after the meeting of the Inter-Territorial Council in Madrid.

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The patient is heavily affected

15-07-2011. On the draft law presented this week by the Ministry of Health of Andalusia that put medicines out to tender, AESEG believes that the patient is heavily affected because SAS undermines seriously the fairness of the Health National System and citizen access to all medicines.

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Official AESEG stand on Stability Program for the Andalusian Pharmacy

12-05-2011. The official representative body of the generic pharmaceutical industry in Spain (AESEG) supports the decision of CACOF and defends its position on the Stability Program for the Andalusian Pharmacy.

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Manifest for sustainability and cohesion of pharmaceutical services

26-01-2011. Pharmacy Offices, Distribution, Innovative and Generic Pharmaceutical Industry, united in defense of pharmaceutical services in Spain, alert the irreparable consequences of certain regional pharmaceutical policy measures.

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