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 …

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 …

Introduction: antimicrobial resistance (AR) is on a rise as one of the major global public
health threats. It is therefore important to assess contributory factors to the rise in the cases …

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

Despite having some benefits, self‐medication increases risks such as unnecessary use of
medication, extended duration of consumption, incorrect diagnosis, drug‐drug interactions …

Introduction Despite self-medication empowers patients in making decisions about the
management of minor illnesses independently, the prevalence among health care …

Introduction: Now a day's self-medication practice is increasing widely due to availability of
variety of over the counter medications. Self-medication practice is expected to be higher in …

Background: Self-medication is the selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat self-
recognized illnesses or symptoms without any medical supervision. It resulted in wastage of …

Background Self-medication of medicines is a global issue particularly among those with
good access and familiarity with medications such as university students. It has a significant …