INTRODUCTION Self-medication is consumption of one or several medications without the physician's prescription. Given the risks of self-medication, this study was carried out to assess the prevalence of self-medication and its related factors among the elderly in Kermanshah-Iran METHOD In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 272 elderly visiting the private offices in Kermanshah were selec...

medication errors are one of the important factors that increase fatal injuries to the patients and burden significant economic costs to the health care. an appropriate medical history could reduce errors related to omission of the previous drugs at the time of hospitalization. the aim of this study, as first one in iran, was evaluating the discrepancies between medication histories obtained by...

This study describes the prevalence of self-medication and associated factors among nursing workers. This epidemiological sectional study included 1,509 working nurses from two public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The medications were identified and classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Index. The self-medication prevalence was 24.2% and the most reported anatomical...

The aim was to identify the reasons that lead self-medication in students health area, and catalog main medications used. This is an integrative literature review identified articles related subject Virtual Health Library (VHL) database. They were selected by descriptors: Self-medication, University Analgesics, between periods of 2015 2020, Portuguese, English Spanish. Incomplete texts, duplica...

OBJECTIVES Dyslipidaemia is a major risk factor to cardiovascular disease (CVD)--the leading cause of death worldwide. Limited data are available about the prevalence of various dyslipidaemia in Canada. The objective of this study is to describe the prevalence of various single and mixed dyslipidaemia within the Canadian population in a primary care setting. SETTING A cross-sectional study, u...

PURPOSE The use of multiple and/or inappropriate medications in seniors is a significant public health problem, and cancer treatment escalates its prevalence and complexity. Existing studies are limited by patient self-report and medical record extraction compared with a pharmacist-led comprehensive medication assessment. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively examined medication use in ambu...

BACKGROUND We investigated the benefits of the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care in Tallaght Hospital (PACT) service versus standard ward-based clinical pharmacy in adult inpatients receiving acute medical care, particularly on prevalence of medication error and quality of prescribing. METHODS Uncontrolled before-after study, undertaken in consecutive adult medical inpatients admitted and dis...

BACKGROUND Antimicrobial self-medication is common in most low and middle income countries (LMICs). However there has been no systematic review on non-prescription antimicrobial use in these settings. This review thus intended to establish the burden, risk factors and effects of antimicrobial self-medication in Low and Middle Income Countries. METHODS In 2012, we registered a systematic revie...

INTRODUCTION US Hispanics, particularly younger adults in this population, have a higher prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension than do people of other racial/ethnic groups. Little is known about the prevalence and predictors of antihypertensive medication adherence, a major determinant of hypertension control and cardiovascular disease, and differences between age groups in this fast-growing ...