Self Medication among Second Year Medical Students in a Teaching Hospital
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Abstract: The study was aimed at assessing self medication among second year medical students using a questionnaire. Of total of 200 students, 94(47 %) practiced self medication at least once in the last six months prior to interview. Analgesics were most commonly used class of drugs, and antibiotics were least used class of drugs. Paracetamol was most frequently used drug. The two important factors encouraged self medication includes minor illness and prior experience with drug. The majority of students supported self medication practices. Text books were top reported source of drug information. As the prevalence of self medication is high which could be because of their medical background, hence students need to be counselled about advantages and limitations of self medication. Keywords: Self medication, Drugs, Questionnaire
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Sathisha Aithal, Swetha ES, Ayesha Rubina, Chethan Kumar S
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