Open AccessSelf-Medication with Antibiotics among People Dwelling in Rural Areas of Sindh
Author(s) -
Muhammad Bilal,
Abdul Haseeb,
Muhammad Haroon Khan,
Mohammad Hussham Arshad,
Asma Akbar Ladak,
Sufyan Khan Niazi,
Muhammad Daniyal Musharraf,
Adil AlKarim Manji
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18294.7730
Subject(s) - self medication , medicine , antibiotics , medical prescription , rural area , pharmacy , government (linguistics) , amoxicillin , environmental health , family medicine , nursing , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , linguistics , philosophy
Self-medication with antibiotics is becoming increasingly common due to multiple factors. The public who are using these antibiotics generally do not have full information regarding their proper use, especially the dosages and possible side-effects. Hence, unregulated use of such medicines may cause dangerous adverse effects in the patients.