Self-medication with sucrose

Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe

We surveyed the populations of 19 European countries to compare the prevalence of antimicrobial drug self-medication in the previous 12 months and intended self-medication and storage and to identify the associated demographic characteristics. By using a multistage sampling design, 1,000-3,000 adults in each country were randomly selected. The prevalence of actual self-medication varied from 1 ...

Self-medication with antibiotics in Jordanian population.

OBJECTIVES A survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in Jordan and evaluate the factors associated with antibiotic misuse. METHODS Validated questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 1943 households (9281 persons) selected from among different cities in Jordan. RESULTS 842 (39.5%) of 2133 antibiotic users identified via the survey ha...

self-medication with analgesics and helicobacter pylori infection

Parasitic Stress and Self-Medication

In the physical sciences, "stress" is defined as the force per unit area, or pressure, acting upon a solid body, resulting in the deformation (strain) of the solid. At low stresses the strain is said to be elastic, directly proportional to the stress and reversible; the solid returns to its original shape after the stress is removed. As the stress increases the elastic limit is reached, after w...

Self-medication: A current challenge

Self-medication is a global phenomenon and potential contributor to human pathogen resistance to antibiotics. The adverse consequences of such practices should always be emphasized to the community and steps to curb it. Rampant irrational use of antimicrobials without medical guidance may result in greater probability of inappropriate, incorrect, or undue therapy, missed diagnosis, delays in ap...