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 …

Self-medication is a common practice worldwide and the irrational use of drugs is a cause of
concern. This study assessed the prevalence of self-medication among the medical students …

Background: Self-medication is a widely prevalent practice in India. It assumes a special
significance among medical students as they are the future medical practitioners. Aim: To …

Background The lack of definitive cure for COVID‐19 and the late introduction of a vaccine
were responsible to push the general public to look for a remedy to treat or prevent COVID …

Background Self-medication with over the counter (OTC) and non OTC drugs may provoke
serious consequences for users and societies. Recognition of its predictors therefore, is …

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 …

Background This cross-sectional survey examined the pattern of self-medication and factors
associated with this practice among medical and pharmacy students in context to …

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 …