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FREQUENCY OF SELF MEDICATION AMONG THE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF QAMC, BAHAWALPUR

Dr. Muhammad Waqas sajad, Dr Muhammad Jawad Iqbal , Dr Hassan Ali Tahir

Introduction: Self-medication is widely practiced worldwide especially in developing countries as many drugs are dispensed over the counter without prescription. Self-medication is defined as "the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms, or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent disease or symptom"[3] Objectives: The objective of this study was to find out the frequency of self-medication among medical students of QAMC Bahawalpur. Study Design: Non probability sampling [Convenience] Setting: Quaid-e-Azam medical college Bahawalpur Results: Out of 250 sample size, [50 questionnaires] , an alarming number of 225 students practiced self-medication and most of them were male students. The most common reason opted for self medication was convenience [74.4%]. Most common complaint for self medication was sore throat [45.6%] Conclusion: In this study it was found that majority of students [225] self medicated and most of them were male students Keywords: Self-medication, Medical students, Analgesics, Antibiotics.

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