Open AccessThe risks of self-medication at children
Author(s) -
Ilona Katalin Fodor,
Vasile Valeriu Lupu,
Felicia Drăgan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
romanian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-606X
pISSN - 1220-5478
DOI - 10.37897/rmj.2016.3.12
Subject(s) - self medication , meaning (existential) , medicine , family medicine , psychology , psychotherapist
According to some statistics from the pharmaceutical industry, 73% of Romanians are taking medicines by themselves, meaning self-medication. The reasons for using this method are: distrusting the doctors, lack of time or a sanitary education and family reasons. Self-medication can have negative consequences on human health, especially if children are “self-medicated” by taking medicines given by parents without seeing a specialist. This study presents the risks of self-medication at children, given that half of the interviewed parents are giving drugs without going to a medical consult first and without fully realizing the risks they put their children at.