Self-Medication with Antibiotics among People Dwelling in Rural Areas of Sindh

Global Scenario of Self Medication: A Review of Literature

“…Hence, taking antibiotics of previous prescription for different condition might built resistant bacteria that will make it hard for curing (SL, et al, 2002). (Bilal, et al, 2016) (X, et al, January 2016) (Pourzitaki, et al, 2017) (Al-Azzam & Sayer, 2007 (Dawooda, Hassalia, & Saleem, 2017) (Porteous, Bond, Hannaford, Sinclair, & Hazel, 2005). The major problem highlighted in studies related to self-medication of antibiotics was that patients were not aware about how much dose was to be administrated and when to stop taking medicines and consult doctor.…”

Assessment of self medication among dental students and dental practitioners in and around kancheepuram district

“…Ahmed et al also found that there was low awareness regarding drug interaction and adverse effects of common medications (22).Older ages people are keen about their health are more likely to use prescribed antibiotics (29).Treatment failures in self-medication were quite high (35%) (28). In most developing countries drug information by health providers in both primary health centers and hospitals is not yet optimal.…”

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a current problem worldwide particularly in developing countries as antibiotics are available without prescription (2).In Europe 0.1%-21% antibiotics are available without prescription (15).Developing for the emergence of rapidly mutating and resistant strains of several pathogens including Pneumonia Shigellaspecies (16), Neisseriagonorrhea (22). So inappropriate self-medication results in wastage of resources, increased resistance of pathogens and entails serious health hazards as adverse drug reaction, drug dependence.…”

“…The highest rate of self reported in a sample of 155 older women with symptomatic insomnia, in which 70%used alcohol for sleep seems to be people with insomnia use alcohol as medication. WHO has encouraged the use of without medical council to prevent and treat disease in a faster, efficient manner to reduce the load on healthcare centers in the rural areas (22). Young adults especially students usually made unprotected health related decisions that may affect their health (27%).…”

“…Drug interaction is of an administered drug upon the ther drug administered earlier, Antimicrobial resistance is a current problem worldwide particularly in developing countries as antibiotics are available 21% antibiotics are Developing world is the hub for the emergence of rapidly mutating and resistant strains of Pneumonia(16) S.typhi, (22). So inappropriate wastage of resources, increased resistance of pathogens and entails serious health hazards as Recent studies have demonstrated that adolescents present several risk behaviors, among which the most prevalent are ical inactivity, poor nutritional habits, smoking, and self-medication was reported in a sample of 155 older women with symptomatic insomnia, in which 70%used alcohol for sleep (10).…”