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Self-medication is defined as the ingestion of medications on their own initiative and without a prescription. This practice, which usually reaches significant prevalence figures, can have serious consequences for the health of the population. Autor correspondiente: Nicolás Emilio Real Aparicio Correo electrónico: nicolas_real_aparicio@hotmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-4970-4792 Artículo recibido: 10 noviembre 2019 Artículo aceptado: 6 diciembre 2019 77 Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. marzo 2020; 7 (1):77-85 Este es un artículo publicado en acceso abierto bajo una Licencia Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 Objectives: To describe the characteristics of self-medication in adults of three Family Health Units of Paraguay in the period August September 2019. Methodology: Observational, descriptive and prospective study in the adult population using a structured interview with prior informed consent. Demographic data and variables related to the consumption of non-prescription medications were measured. Results: One hundred and fifty-three subjects were studied, with a mean age of 43±17 years and female predominance (77.2%). The predominant employment situation was household chores (39.2%). The majority (40%) had high school level. In 101 cases (66%) some degree of selfmedication was detected as many admitted to ingest more than one drug at a time. The main source of acquisition of drugs were pharmacies (50%). The source of information on the medication required for the conditions of the subjects studied was mainly the pharmacist (37%). The drugs most frequently ingested were analgesics (84%). The main symptom that caused self-medication was pain (75%). Conclusion: The frequency of self-medication was 66% predominating the intake of analgesics and antipyretics. The symptoms that mostly motivated this behavior were fever and pain and the main source of medication acquisition was pharmacies.

Clinical characteristics of self-medication in adults of three Family Health Units of Paraguay in 2019