To Study the Self Drug Administration Among 2nd Professional Mbbs Students

Author Subir Kumar
Co-Author Biswadeep Banerjee, Asim Kumar Ghosh, Akash Chandra
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Country : India
Subject : Pharmacology

Keywords : Self-medication, Questionnaire, 2nd Professional

Abstract

Background
Self-drug administration among 2nd Professional medical students is very common but this is wastage of resources, increases resistance of pathogens and generally causes serious health hazards such as adverse drug reactions, prolonged suffering and drug dependence. Present study was done to determine the knowledge, attitude, practice and health hazards as drug side effects among 2nd Professional medical students.
Material & Methods
A questionnaire-based self-medication with consent was prepared and distributed among the students of 2ndProfessional. Data was collected and analysed the results expressed as counts and percentages.
Results
Total 100 students participated in the study for taking self-medication and was no need to visit the doctor for minor illness. In maximum students, source of information of the drugs used for self-medication pharmacological based and learning process by their seniors in the college. The source of drug was pharmacology book, and other drug information books like cims, drug today, internet and medical store. Most of the students took self-medication for loose motion & headache followed by cough, cold & fever. Out of total 100 students most of the students took Paracetamol tablet as self-medication. There was less side effects with Paracetamol as constipation only among 5 students. More side effects were seen in capsule Amoxycillin as loose motion, pain abdomen, nausea & vomiting.
Conclusion
This study showed that second professional medical students after studying pharmacological books they do not use any wrong medicine as self-medication but some drug related side effects were noted with capsule Amoxycillin, tablet Metronidazole and tablet Paracetamol. So in my opinion medical students should take any kind of medicines or minor or major illness under supervision of their teachers and senior physicians.

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