Risks of self-medication practices

Current Drug Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-323

  Ruiz, María Esperanza ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions to medications; Drug interactions; Polypharmacy; Self medication

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM BROMOLACTATE; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAXATIVE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SLEEPEAZE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MEDICATION;

DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; POLYPHARMACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77958456863     PISSN: 15748863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488610792245966     Document Type: Review

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