Self-medication practices and their characteristics among iranian university students

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Common types of irrational use of drugs include inappropriate use of antibiotics, overuse of injection when the oral drug would be more appropriate, overuse of medication per prescription, prescription of medication regardless of clinical guidelines, failure to follow medication regimen, and self-medication. Previous studies have revealed that, the prevalence of self-medication practice seemed to be high among students all over the world. In a study, Okyay and Erdoğ revealed that the prevalence of self-medication in students was 63.4% and the most common drugs used by students without prescription were analgesics . . .

 



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