Background: Self-medication can lead to serious consequences but its overall prevalence in
students is not known. Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of self …

Objective Self-medication practices are widely practiced globally as major form of self-care
for pain management. Unfortunately, with COVID-19 pandemic, prescription only drugs are …

Purpose This study objective was to explore the pattern of self-medications among King
Khalid University students, Saudi Arabia. Patients and methods A cross-sectional study was …

Pharmacy and medical students are expected to be more knowledgeable regarding rational
use of medications as compared to the general public. A cross-sectional study was …

Abstract Background Self-Medication is common practice worldwide in both developed and
developing countries. Self-Medication is referred as self consumption of medication without …

Objective: After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) a pandemic, intense efforts to combat the novel coronavirus were undertaken …

Objectives To determine the factors motivating the consumers towards self-medication, the
intended indications and the consumers' perceptions about complications that may arise …

Background: Self-medication is an important issue for health authorities around the world. It
is also a common practice among university students. Objective: This study aimed to assess …

Self-medication (SM) is defined as consuming pharmaceutical drugs without the advice of a
physician for either diagnosis or treatment. Reliance on self-medication has become a more …

Self-medication is a widespread behavior worldwide. It is defined as the practice of self-
diagnosis and drug prescription without proper professional consultation. Aim: To determine …