Use of over the counter medications among adolescents

Boshhiha, Antesar M.

doi:10.5281/zenodo.5805918

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“…The results also showed that the age group most used for self-medication is the group under 25 years of age (38%) followed by the age group over 45 years (24%). These results were in agreement with previous studies conducted in Libya showed that females and young adults are more self-medicated than other groups [8,9] .…”

Section: Practicing Self-medicationsupporting

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Self-medication's knowledge and practice in adults attending pharmacies in Tripoli, Libya

Atia¹

2023

JMPAS

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Self-medication is a widespread practice that may contribute to the antibiotic resistance of human pathogens. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of self-medication among Libyan patients in Tripoli city. This descriptive, questionnaire- based cross-sectional study was conducted from August to October 2022 among Libyan patients in Tripoli city. The questionnaire was compromising from 13 questions. Three questions were dedicated to the general demographics and the next 10 questions were based on self-medication of drugs for the prevention and treatment of respiratory symptoms. All these questions if answered as a "No" was considered as self-medication. Among 214 participants, 176 (82%) were found to have practiced self-medication; 38.3% of them were aged less than 25 years, the majority being males (60.7%). Lack of time and feeling confidence with self-medication practice were the most common reasons cited behind practicing self-medication. Pain suppressing medications were the most selfmedicated drugs by 55.68%. Pharmacies (67.05%) were the commonest source regarding medicines for self-medication. The higher educated tended to self-medicate more than those with a low level of education. The majority of the respondents to the study reported self-medicating. Therefore, it's essential to enforce the law strictly and raise public awareness of the negative effects of self-medication.

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Self-medication's knowledge and practice in adults attending pharmacies in Tripoli, Libya

Atia¹

2023

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“…Internet and social media are the platforms that influenced adolescent behavior towards self-medication other than their family members (Abdullah et al, 2022;Mathias et al, 2020). The internet served various information that can be misleading for the adolescent and lead them into irrational self-medication (Boshhiha et al, 2021;Suarez-Lledo & Alvarez-Galvez, 2021;Swire-Thompson & Lazer, 2019). Therefore medicine-related education is urgently needed to prepare adolescent in doing self-medication.…”

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Early Exposure of Over-the-Counter Medicine Basic Knowledge among Elementary School Students

Hanindita,

Kencana,

Flavia Domitilla

et al. 2024

IJCSL

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Recently, self-medication using over-the-counter medicine (OTC) or non-prescription medicine became rapidly popular. Enhancing society's awareness of OTC knowledge and its rational use is greatly significant to promote public health both in adults and children. In the US, a high number of young children are brought to the emergency room due to accidental unsupervised medication each year. Therefore, learning how to self-medicate using OTC at an early age is very critical to improve medication safety in society. This study aims to trained elementary school grades V and IV at the age of 10 to 12 to perceive the basic knowledge of OTC and how to take them safely. This study conducted outreach to students in grades V and VI starting with a pre-test, education dan training, followed by a question-and-answer session, and closed with a post-test. After education and training, the knowledge of the OTC among the students increased, especially significantly in Grade V indicated by post-test score elevating. Thus, this attempt may contribute to increasing the awareness of self-medication using OTC among children.

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Use of over the counter medications among adolescents

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Self-medication's knowledge and practice in adults attending pharmacies in Tripoli, Libya

Self-medication's knowledge and practice in adults attending pharmacies in Tripoli, Libya

Early Exposure of Over-the-Counter Medicine Basic Knowledge among Elementary School Students

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