Self-medication pattern among medical students in Middle Delta, Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self- medication leading to wastage of limited resources in developing countries, prolonged suffering, increase resistance to drugs and may result in significant medical complications such as adverse drug responses and dependence. Self-medication is extensively used by health professionals. Undergraduate medical students as being the future physicians representing a main pillar in health care system thus have special significance. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of self-medication and identify its pattern among medical students in Tanta university, Egypt.

Methods

A four-month cross-sectional study was carried out among Egyptian undergraduate medical students at Tanta University, from first to final year. (November 2023 - February 2024). The students we

SUBMITTER: Hassan NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749324 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature