Self-medication (SM) is a global and growing phenomenon. It represents a public health
problem due to antibiotic resistance, risk of adverse drug reactions, drug–drug interactions …

Background In developing countries like Bangladesh, self-medication has become a
predicament associated with health risks and clinical complications. To date, no studies …

BACKGROUND: Self-medication is the use of unprescribed drugs to treat a disease. Elderly
self-medication can be more dangerous compared to other age groups because of changes …

Objective: After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) a pandemic, intense efforts to combat the novel coronavirus were undertaken …

Background Self-medication is defined as using medicinal products to treat the disorders or
symptoms diagnosed by oneself. Although informed self-medication is one of the ways to …

Introdução: Automedicação é entendida como sendo a prática de ingerir substâncias de
ação medicamentosa sem a indicação e/ou acompanhamento de um profissional de saúde …

Objectives Self-medication, while potentially beneficial, also brings certain risks such as
inappropriate treatment and adverse effects. In this study, we determine the prevalence and …

Objectives In order to understand the influencing factors of the medication-taking behaviour
in patients with chronic diseases, reveal the deep-seated causes underlying the …

Background Self-treatment is a common and widespread behaviour, of which the risks are
multiplied in old age. However, the determinants of self-treatment among elders in rural …

Background: Self-medication is the choice and use of medications by people to treat a self-
diagnosed illness or symptom. The aim of this study was to search the relationship between …