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 …

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 …

Self-medication is an important public health problem, with varied prevalence across the
world. The high prevalence of self-medication in India is one of the important factors …

Background To date, there is no effective treatment for COVID-19, which is a pandemic
disease, caused by a novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. In Togo, where four in five …

Background: Self-medication with antibiotics, which comes in different forms [eg, leftover or
over-the-counter (OTC) use], contributes to antimicrobial resistance as it often happens in a …

Abstract Background and Objective Self‐medication is associated with an important
utilization of Over‐The‐Counter (OTC) analgesics. The medical outcome resulting from …

Aims and objectives To analyse the prevalence, risk factors and evolution over time of
polypharmacy and self‐medication in the older people in Spain from 2006–2014 …

Aim: Quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic altered the supply and demand of health
services. This, together with the 'infodemic'and generalized panic, could alter the patterns of …

Background COVID-19 has led to restrictions on movements and lockdown measures, which
have resulted to higher utilization of over-the-counter drugs compared to prescription-only …

DAWOOD, Omar T. et al. Assessment of health seeking behaviour and self-medication
among general public in the state of Penang, Malaysia. Pharmacy Pract (Granada)[online] …