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A survey on Drug Purchased Without Prescription (Self-Prescription) by the Students of Pharmacy, East West University

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dc.contributor.author Hoque, Akhiul
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-22T06:49:02Z
dc.date.available 2017-10-22T06:49:02Z
dc.date.issued 7/5/2017
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.ewubd.edu/handle/2525/2388
dc.description This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. en_US
dc.description.abstract To estimate the prevalence of self-medication among the students of Pharmacy, East West University, Bangladesh and evaluate the factors associated with self-medication. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data from 350 Pharmacy students of East West University, Bangladesh, using a convenient sampling technique. Prevalence of the practice of self-medication was estimated in number and percentages. All the respondents were aware of self-prescription and they had a knowledge of it. Among the 350 respondents, 60% were female and 40% were male pharmacy students. 99% of them had purchased medicine without prescription. Mostly they had purchased medicine for themselves (89%) or their parents (68%). About 57% purchased once in a month without prescription. But the percentage of health checkup was not fully satisfied. Most of them also faced adverse drug reaction. They mostly purchased omeprazole (83%) because they mostly suffered from acidity (90%). Knowledge about appropriate self-medication was poor, attitude towards self-medication was positive, and the practice of self-medication was common and often inappropriate because pharmacy students do not deal with diagnosis process. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher East West University en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries ;00632 PHA
dc.subject Self-medication, OTC, Pharmacy students, Self-care. en_US
dc.title A survey on Drug Purchased Without Prescription (Self-Prescription) by the Students of Pharmacy, East West University en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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