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Pharmaceutical quality and cost-effectiveness of branded versus generic medicines across 22 drug types and 8 therapeutic categories: a citizen-funded comparative study from regulated retail outlets in Kerala, India.

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Title: Pharmaceutical quality and cost-effectiveness of branded versus generic medicines across 22 drug types and 8 therapeutic categories: a citizen-funded comparative study from regulated retail outlets in Kerala, India.
Authors: Philips CA; Clinical and Translational Hepatology, The Liver Institute, Center for Excellence in Gastrointestinal Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Kerala, India.; Department of Clinical Research, The Liver Institute, Center for Excellence in Gastrointestinal Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Kerala, India., Theruvath AH; Department of Clinical Research, The Liver Institute, Center for Excellence in Gastrointestinal Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Kerala, India., Sreemohan A; Department of Clinical Research, The Liver Institute, Center for Excellence in Gastrointestinal Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Kerala, India., Baby A; Department of Clinical Research, The Liver Institute, Center for Excellence in Gastrointestinal Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Kerala, India., Jose S; Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States., Philips M; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Abeer Medical Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Philip T; Department Surgical Dentistry, Al Ittihad Polyclinic and Diagnostic Centre, Ajman, United Arab Emirates., Ramesh C; Mission for Ethics and Science in Healthcare (MESH), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Source: Frontiers in pharmacology [Front Pharmacol] 2026 Jun 03; Vol. 17, pp. 1799574. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 03 (Print Publication: 2026).
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