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Background: Self medication with analgesics is prevalent worldwide among medical students due to easyavailability of drugs. Present study was done to assess Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Perception ofSelf Medication of Analgesics among MBBS students at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 3rd Term MBBS students of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru in November 2019. A Pre-designed validated questionnaire wasused to collect relevant information on self medication of analgesics. Data was analysed using descriptivestatistics.Results: 78.4% of 3rd term MBBS students practiced self medication with analgesics. Students had someknowledge regarding definition of self medication 84.8%, and side effects of analgesics 75.9%. They hadno knowledge regarding dose, duration of treatment timing of drug administration, drug interactions andbanned analgesics.Common reason for using analgesic self medication was headache (75.8%) and NonsteroidalAntiinflammatory drugs (80.6%) were commonly used. Analgesics were used for quick relief (67.7%)and source of information was from previous doctor’s prescriptions (64.5%). Students stopped takinganalgesics after symptoms disappeared (83.8%). Students agreed that self medication is acceptable formedical students (48.1%).Conclusions: This study has found that self medication with analgesics was common among undergraduatemedical students for minor illness. It is necessary to create awareness and educate students regardingdangers of analgesic self medication.Keywords: Self medication, Analgesics, Medical students, Medical textbooks, Internet.

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A cross sectional questionnaire based study on self medication practice of analgesics among M.B.B.S students at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru