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 …

Self-medication is of great public health importance as it often bypasses regulatory
mechanisms to assure quality of health care. Nevertheless there are no established …

Background. Self‐medication is a common practice in developed and developing countries.
Objectives. To explore the prevalence of self‐medication practices among university …

Introduction Self-medication among future health care professionals can represent a serious
threat to professionalism in medicine and it has potential to put at risk public trust into this …

Background and objective Self-medication practice involves consumption of medicines by
one's own initiative or on the consultation of others without the guidance of a physician. Self …

Regulations usually distinguish between prescription‐only (POM) and over‐the‐counter
(OTC) medicines. The former requires medical prescription; the latter are available for SM of …

Background: Self-medication practice is widespread in many countries and the irrational use
of drugs is a cause of concern. It assumes a special significance among medical students as …

Self-medication is the use of medicines by people on the basis of their own experience
without consulting a doctor. People use medicines for pain management or to cure a …

Background. Inappropriate self‐medication causes wastage of resources among others.
Method. This survey study was conducted to determine self‐medication pattern of 404 social …

Purpose Self-medication is drug use without advice from a medical professional. Proper self-
medication can reduce health expenses and physician waiting time. However, prescription …