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THE GENESIS, 2023 Self-medication is a global phenomenon and potential contributor to human pathogen resistance to antibiotics. The adverse consequences of such practices should always be emphasized to the community and steps to curb it. Rampant irrational use of antimicrobials without medical guidance may result in greater probability of inappropriate, incorrect, or
Ms. Gotimayum Elizabeth Devi +1 more
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Patient Preference and Adherence, 2018 Yen-Ming Huang,1 Olayinka O Shiyanbola,1 Paul D Smith2 1Division of Social and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; 2Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin ...
Huang YM, Shiyanbola OO, Smith PD
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Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 We surveyed the populations of 19 European countries to compare the prevalence of antimicrobial drug self-medication in the previous 12 months and intended self-medication and storage and to identify the associated demographic characteristics. By using a
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The Correlation Between Medication Self-Management with Rational Medication Use Self-Efficacy and Medication Literacy in Patients with Stroke [PDF]
Patient Preference and AdherenceZhimin Liu,1,2,* Xingyao Lu,2,3,* Yunyun Li,2,4 Yanfang Luo,1 Fen Ye,1 Renjuan Sun5 1Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan ...
Liu Z, Lu X, Li Y, Luo Y, Ye F, Sun R
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Inappropriate self-medication among adolescents and its association with lower medication literacy and substance use. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 While self-medication is common, inappropriate self-medication has potential risks. This study assesses inappropriate self-medication among adolescents and examines the relationships among medication literacy, substance use, and inappropriate self ...
Chun-Hsien Lee +5 more
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Self-medication among pregnant women in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Heliyon, 2022 Background: Despite the associated health risks of self-medication during pregnancy, recent evidence suggests that the phenomena persist in most countries.
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The Other Side of Medicalization: Self-Medicalization and Self-Medication [PDF]
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 2013 The concept of medicalization has given rise to considerable discussion in the social sciences, focusing especially on the extension of medicine's jurisdiction and its hold over our bodies through the reduction of social phenomena to individual biological pathologies.
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Atlanta journal-record of medicineSelf-medication allows individuals to treat minor health issues without a medical prescription, facilitated by the availability of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines (May, L., Schaefer, M., & Tamburro, C., 2023). This practice requires healthcare professionals, particularly pharmacists, to play a key role in ensuring the safe and rational use of ...
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Self-medication practices and their characteristics among Iranian university students
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2022 Background Self-medication in students, as educated people, is one of the most important health issues. It is known that inappropriate self-medication is harmful for individuals as it has potential risks, disrupts the drug market and increases the per ...
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Monitoring self-medication [PDF]
Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 2003 Self-medication, using non-prescription drugs, is beneficial to patients, healthcare professionals, the pharmaceutical industry and governments. Although many non-prescription medications are effective, misuse and abuse of these products can arise.
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