Self medication is becoming an increasingly important area within healthcare. It moves
patients towards greater independence in making decisions about management of minor …

Self-medication refers to the consumption of drugs such as antibiotics by individuals based
on their own experience and knowledge, without consulting a doctor either for diagnosis or …

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 …

Overwhelming antibiotic use poses a serious challenge today to the public-health
policymakers worldwide. Many empirical studies pointed out this ever-increasing antibiotic …

To identify the sociodemographic factors associated to self-medication (ie use of non-
prescription medicines) and undesirable self-medication, a cross-sectional study was …

Objective: To determine the incidence of self-medication among University of Ljubljana
students and the effect of the type of curriculum on the pattern of self-medication. Subjects …

Objective The classification of medicine as Prescription-Only-Medicine (POM) and Over-The-
Counter (OTC) drugs in Jordan is present but not yet enforced on community pharmacies …

OBJETIVO: Realizou-se estudo com base populacional na cidade de Bambuí, MG, com
cerca de 15.000 habitantes, para determinar a prevalência e os fatores associados ao uso …

OBJETIVO: Caracterizar o usuário de medicamentos, especialmente aquele que se
automedica. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Foram entrevistadas 413 pessoas do Município de …

Representations related to self-medication were investigated, seeking to identify contextual
elements that can reinforce or inhibit such practice. An anthropological approach based on …