Background Previous studies have assessed the prevalence and characteristics of self-
medication in COVID-19. However, no systematic review has summarized their findings …

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 …

Since the beginning of 2020, the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has
resulted in the deaths of more than 250,000 patients in the European Union/European …

Background: The anxiety caused by the emergence of the novel coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) globally has made many Nigerians resort to self-medication for purported …

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected people's lives globally. While
important research has been conducted, much remains to be known. In Bangladesh, initial …

Background In developing countries like Bangladesh, self-medication has become a
predicament associated with health risks and clinical complications. To date, no studies …

Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic, self-medication had become highly popular due
to the risk of virus infection and overwhelming medical resources. Pharmacists are well …

Background Self-medication association with an ongoing pandemic is evident in the studies
conducted throughout the world. To summarize the findings of previous papers, we carried …

Antimicrobials are empirically used in COVID-19 patients resulting in increased
antimicrobial resistance. Our objective was to assess antimicrobial use among suspected …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on travel and quarantine measures
made people turn to self-medication (SM) to control the symptoms of their diseases. Different …