TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT TAPAAN BANYUATES SAMPANG TENTANG OBAT GENERIK DAN OBAT PATEN

Abstract

Patent  medicines  are  finished  medicines  with  a  trade  name  registered  in  the  name  of  the manufacturer and sold in the original packaging from the factory that produces them. while generic drugs are drugs or the official International Non-proprietary Names (INN) specified in the Indonesian pharmacopoeia or other standard books or the efficacious substances in their contents. There are people who think that the quality of patented medicines with more expensive prices has good quality compared to generic medicines. So this research aims to determine  public  knowledge  about  patent  medicines  and  generic  medicines  in  Tapaan Banyuates Village, Sampang Regency. The type of research used is non-experimental research using a survey method with a quantitative analysis design and data collection methods in the form of questionnaires Each question item has a p-value <0.05. This means that the statements in  the  questionnaire  can  be  used as  a  measuring  tool  for  what  will  be  measured,  and  a Cronbach alpha value of 0.8 means the questionnaire is reliable. Non-probability sampling data collection techniques, namely sampling based on certain considerations or criteria. The respondents used in this research were the Tapaan Banyuates Sampang village community aged > 18 years, both male and female, totaling 96 respondents. Data is presented in the form of  tables, bar  charts,  and  accompanied  by  discussion.  Most  of  the  respondents' level  of knowledge about generic medicines was in the poor category with a percentage of 48%, while most  of  the  respondents' evel  of  knowledge  about  patented  medicines  was  in  the  good category, namely with a percentage of 44%.