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Self Medication

Known as: Medication, Self, medication self, Self Medications 
The self administration of medication not prescribed by a physician or in a manner not directed by a physician.
National Institutes of Health

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2015
2015
Perceptions Influencing Self Medication with Antibiotics and/or Antimalarials among the Households in Nyalenda B Sub-Location, Kisumu County, Kenya
Objectives:This study was designed to investigate the level of self medication with antibiotics and/or antimalarials and… 
2013
2013
Emerging Indian OTC Markets
India is one of the emerging markets which is offering significant growth potential for the industry. The domestic Indian… 
2013
2013
Self-Medication in Pregnant Women
Background and Objective: Self-medication is one of the health predicaments, especially among pregnant women due to the risk of… 
1994
1994
Implementing a patient self-medication program.
The ultimate goal of any rehabilitation program is to discharge patients into the community with the preparation they need to… 
1992
1992
Medication management by recently hospitalized older adults.
Community-dwelling older adults often manage numerous prescriptive medications. The purpose of this study was to describe… 
1987
1987
Self-Care and Self-Medication: An Evaluation of Individuals’ Health Care Decisions
A panel of six experienced general practitioners evaluated the actions taken by 340 respondents who had experienced a minor… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Abuse of Benzodiazepines in Western European Society - Incidence and Prevalence, Motives, Drug Acquisition.
A nation-wide survey on the abuse of benzodiazepines in Switzerland showed an average morbidity (incidence) of 0.0006 per year… 
1977
1977
The relationship between psychoneurotic status and psychoactive drug prescription in general practice.
Psychoneurotic scores in a sample of all patients between the ages of 17 and 70 in a group practice have been studied, and the… 
1976
1976
Self-medication in a small community.
(1) Simultaneous recording of doctor/patient contacts and chemists' sales were made during a period of two weeks in a small self… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Decision-making and self-medication: preliminary findings.