Pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication among medical students: a cross-sectional study.

Devarajan RathishBuddhika WijerathneSandaruwan BandaraSusanhitha PiumanthiChamali SenevirathnaChanna JayasumanaSisira Siribaddana

Published in: BMC research notes (2017)

Overall, 39% [(110/285) 95% CI 32.9-44.3] of students were found to have antibiotic self-medication. The percentage for antibiotic self-medication progressively increased with the year of study. The percentage of antibiotic self-medication was significantly high in the "Formal Pharmacology Education" group (47%-77/165) in comparison to the "No Formal Pharmacology Education" group (28%-33/120) (P = 0.001032). Overall, the most common self-prescribed antibiotic was amoxicillin (56%-62/110).

Keyphrases

healthcare
adverse drug
medical students
risk factors
drug induced