Open AccessSelf-medication Practice of Antibiotics among Medical and Dental Undergraduate Students in a Medical College in Eastern Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Namita Kumari Mandal,
Gajendra Prasad Rauniyar,
Dilli Sher,
Dipesh Raj Panday,
Ramayan Prasad Kushwaha,
Santosh Kumari Agrawal,
Pragya Regmee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.4914
Subject(s) - medicine , sore throat , medical prescription , family medicine , pharmacy , self medication , cross sectional study , curriculum , alternative medicine , azithromycin , descriptive statistics , antibiotics , nursing , surgery , psychology , pedagogy , statistics , mathematics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Self-medication plays significant role in the development of adverse drug reactions, antibiotic resistance, and masking of underlying diseases. Medical students have some knowledge about the use of antibiotics and have a higher chance of irrational and injudicious use. This study aims to find the prevalence of self-medication practice of antibiotics among medical and dental undergraduate students.