02539nas a2200229 4500008004100000245010900041210006900150260001700219300001000236490000600246520182100252653003002073653002102103653003102124653002602155653002002181100001802201700001702219700001902236700001902255856003502274 2017 eng d00aSelf-medication Patterns among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross Sectional Institution Based Study0 aSelfmedication Patterns among Undergraduate Medical Students A C cOctober 2017 a43-460 v33 a

Objective: Self-medication practice among doctors develops during their undergraduate training. The aim of this study is to assess self-medication patterns among 3rd year undergraduate medical students at the end of their academic year, as pharmacology is taught to them in this year of MBBS course. Methods: This cross-sectional institution based study was conducted after approval by ERB-BUMDC at Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi from October-December 2013 which is the end of their academic year. The participants were 3rd year medical students. All the descriptive data was collected by using specially designed questionnaire, filled on one to one basis by taking an oral interview. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and reported as frequencies and percentage. Results: Self-medication was reported by 67 (72.82%) students out of 92 students. Quick relief (43%) was the common reason to provoke medical students in indulging self-medication. Acetaminophen was the commonly used analgesic (73%) as well as antipyretic (69%) whereas Metronidazole (19%) and Amoxicillin Plus Clavulanic acid (17.3%) were the commonly used antibiotics. 97% of students used acetaminophen in appropriate dose, frequency and duration. Whereas 85% and 94% of students used metronidazole and amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid in appropriate dose, frequency and duration respectively. Conclusion: Frequency of self-medication is high among 3rd year undergraduate medical students at the end of their academic year but majority of students are using medicines in appropriate dose, frequency and duration which may be due to influence of teaching pharmacology to them in this year of MBBS course.

10a3rd Year medical students10aAllopathic drugs10aEnd of third academic year10aPharmacology teaching10aSelf-medication1 aAssad, Tahira1 aKarim, Nasim1 aYounus, Ishrat1 aFeroz, Zeeshan uhttp://fulltxt.org/article/352