A Comparative Study on Awareness of Usage of Over the Counter Drugs among III and V Semester Medical Students in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Over The Counter (OTC)drugs usage has been increasing now a days. Aim: The aim of the study is to know about the awareness and knowledge of OTC drugs and its usage by medical students. Materials and Methods: The study is conducted in III Semester and V Semester medical students. A Common questionnaire consisting of 20 questions is given and they are asked to answer them in yes or no option. The results are analyzed and tabulated using descriptive statistics. Results: From this study it is noticed that greater percentage of V semester students had awareness about OTC drugs when compared to III Semester students. The knowledge regarding the dose, adverse drug effects, and precautions is also greater in V Semester students than III Semester students. Conclusion: From this study it can be concluded that the awareness and knowledge on OTC drugs is more for V Semester medical students than the III Semester students . It is also evident that there is no gender difference in awareness, and in regarding knowledge of OTC drugs. And in its usage also there is no gender difference in both III Semester and V Semester students. It is also noticed that the usage of OTC drugs for pain, fever, cold, gastrointestinal disorders (git) is more in V Semester when compared to III Semester students and when it came to the usage of anxiolytics it is more in III semester students which showed that the students are not under much stress at the end of V Semester.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Uppu Bharathi1, ,Dr. B. Vasundara Devi2 ,, Dr. D. Jayasree3
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