Irrational drug use based on self medication for some common clinical conditions in an educated population of Karachi

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 359-362

  Bano, Nusrat ^a   Najam, Rahela ^b   Qazi, Faaiza ^a  

^a JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Antibiotics; Cough medications; Educated females; Irrational drug use; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACRIFLAVINE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BACITRACIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; CEFIXIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DICLOFENAC; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEXOFENADINE; MEFENAMIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PHOLCODINE; RETINOL; SCOPOLAMINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TRIPROLIDINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; DYSMENORRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEADACHE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRRATIONAL DRUG USE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PAKISTAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MEDICATION; SKIN INJURY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHER; TREND STUDY; WEAKNESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WOUND;

EID: 84861896299     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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