Due to a wide range of factors, such as increasing access to health information and
government policies to promote self-care during the past 20-30 years, the “new patient” or …

Introduction: Self-medication has become a growing practice in the world population. This
phenomenon has been promoted as a form of self-care, with a positive impact on reducing …

Background Patient self-management is a key approach to manage non-communicable
diseases. A pharmacist-led approach in patient self-management means collaborative care …

Background Information on medicines is key for safety and quality of care in long-term
treatment courses with medicines. Little is known on how patients self-manage medication …

Aim: To develop and validate a procedure for self-management of medication by patients
whilst in hospital. Background: Self-management of medication allows patients to self …

Background Recommending effective minor ailment treatments and using non-prescription
or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines is a pharmacist's duty. Although common in most …

Self-medication is defined as the selection and use of medicines by individuals (or a
member of the individuals' family) to treat self-recognized or self-diagnosed conditions or …

Self-medication (SM) is a global and growing phenomenon. It represents a public health
problem due to antibiotic resistance, risk of adverse drug reactions, drug–drug interactions …

Background There is a culture within medicine that doctors do not expect themselves or their
colleagues to be sick. Thus, the associated complexities of self-diagnosis, self-referral and …

The aim of the study is to identify the current practices of self-medication in Bulgaria,
estimate the extent patients are influenced by information about the safety of OTC products …