Background Self-medication patterns vary among different populations, and are influenced
by many factors. No review has been done that comprehensively expresses self-medication …

Background Self-medication is the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed disorders and/or
symptoms, or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for recurrent disease or …

Self-medication is the most common practice worldwide and it may lead to irrational use of
drugs. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medication practice and …

Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest challenges facing mankind.
Inappropriate uses of antibiotics including self-medication promote the increase and spread …

Background Even though the type, extent and reasons for self-medication practice (SMP)
vary, globally self-medication (SM) is rising to relieve burdens on health services. However …

Background Reports indicate that health science students are among the frontline of self-
medication practitioners. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the self-medication …

Background Inappropriate self-medication is a public-health problem worldwide. Major
problems associated with self-medication include wastage of resources, increased …

Background: Self-medication practice is the use of medications without healthcare
professional requests. It can lead to inappropriate medication usage, wastage of resources …

Purpose Self-medication is the use of medicines by individuals to treat self-recognized
illnesses or symptoms without any medical supervision. Such practices may cause …

Background Self-medication with antibiotics has become an important factor driving
antibiotic resistance and it masks the signs and symptoms of the underlying disease and …