Assessment of the knowledge, behavior and practice of self-medication amongst female students in a pakistani university
This study set sights at the issue of predominance of the attitude and behavior of self medication, medication storage and self treatment among female students of a Pakistani university. Random sampling and cross sectional surveys were conducted after collecting the data with the help of a questionn...
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Farmacia Medicines Pharmacy practice Policies Prescription Murtaza, Ghulam Rehman, Nisar-ur Khan, Shujaat A. Noor, Tahira Karim, Sabiha Bashir, Deeba Bibi, Shumaila Kaleem, Saman Assessment of the knowledge, behavior and practice of self-medication amongst female students in a pakistani university |
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Farmacia Medicines Pharmacy practice Policies Prescription |
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This study set sights at the issue of predominance of the attitude and behavior of self medication, medication storage and self treatment among female students of a Pakistani university. Random sampling and cross sectional surveys were conducted after collecting the data with the help of a questionnaire
that was circulated amongst students. Of the 450 participants, 78.74 % of students admitted that they
store medicines with them while other 50.95 % of students replied that they stop taking medicine prescribed by their doctors with the doctor’s intimation. The 78.74 % females were involved in self-medication. The 21.98 % were of the opinion that they did it to save their time and the 12.57 % claimed that the
medicine given by the doctor did not have any effect. The medicines which are used to treat symptoms as
self-medication are analgesics and antipyretics (22.57 %), ear, nose and throat drugs (14.34 %), vitamins
and minerals (12.17 %), gastro-intestinal tract drugs (10.30 %), anti-infections (8.05 %) and herbal
medicines (5.44 %). Female students should be educated to be sure to acquire safe practice by increasing
their knowledge. Such strong policies should be instigated that the availability of unprescribed medicines
should be restricted to avoid hazards due to self-medication. |
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Murtaza, Ghulam Rehman, Nisar-ur Khan, Shujaat A. Noor, Tahira Karim, Sabiha Bashir, Deeba Bibi, Shumaila Kaleem, Saman |
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Murtaza, Ghulam Rehman, Nisar-ur Khan, Shujaat A. Noor, Tahira Karim, Sabiha Bashir, Deeba Bibi, Shumaila Kaleem, Saman |
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Murtaza, Ghulam |
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Assessment of the knowledge, behavior and practice of self-medication amongst female students in a pakistani university |
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