Self-care and self-medication practices are essential components of any health care systems. The use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications is a part of the self-medication process. The popularity of OTC medication use among patients may increase the abuse potential of OTC medications. With pharmacists being as accessible as they are, they are often the first line of contact for patients, and ha...

Many people in the Tumbang Titi area do self-medication, one of which is ulcer disease because it considered mild and easy to treat without supervision health workers. During COVID-19 pandemic, self-medication became an alternative choice for District. This study aims determine level knowledge behavior whether or not there a relationship between self-medication. observational with cross-section...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the relation of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to self-use of medications. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and severity of ADRs related to self-medication (ADR-SM) among emergency department (ED) patients and to describe their main characteristics. METHODS A prospective, cross-sectional, observational study was conducted over a ...

Background: Self-medication is defined as selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat selfrecognized or self-diagnosed conditions or symptoms. Self-medication can lead to various health problems like adverse drug reactions, prolonged suffering, and drug-dependence and increase resistance among various pathogens. Very few studies have evaluated its pattern and prevalence in nursing st...

INTRODUCTION Self-medication is an increasingly frequent phenomenon worldwide; some studies suggest that there is a relationship with socio-economic and cultural factors. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of self-medication and its related factors in a Colombian city. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross-sectional descriptive study, in Pereira, Colombia. We selected 414 adults using simple rando...

INTRODUCTION: Self-medication is one of the major emerging health problems. It may lead to many hazards as well resistance antimicrobial agents. Lack enough report on self-medication in medical students has encouraged conduct this study. The study aims find out pattern, perception and reasons for undergraduate students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive crosssectional was conducted among ...

OBJECTIVES Researchers need to be confident about the reliability of epidemiologic studies that quantify medication use through self-report. Some evidence suggests that psychiatric medications are systemically under-reported. Modern record linkage enables validation of self-report with national prescribing data as gold standard. Here, we investigated the validity of medication self-report for m...

Objective. The objectives of the study were to (a) describe various factors potentially related to objectively measured adherence to glaucoma medications and self-reported glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy and (b) examine the relationship between patient race, the number of patient reported-problems, and adherence in taking their glaucoma medication. This was a cross-sectional study c...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of self-medication in children and adolescents in the municipalities of Limeira and Piracicaba, state of São Paulo, and to correlate results with sociodemographic indicators and with the use of health care services (public or private). METHODS Descriptive population-based study of a simple random sample from the two municipalities, comprised of 772 inhabi...