Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Assefa Mulu Baye

Publications

• Research Article
  Self-Medication Practice in Community Pharmacies: The Case of Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia
  Author(s): Assefa Mulu Baye* and Oumer SadaAssefa Mulu Baye* and Oumer Sada
  
  Background: Self-medication is widely practiced for a wide range of illness or symptoms for both over the counter and prescription only drugs. It is the selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat self-illness. Inappropriate self-medication practice results economical wastages, impairment due to the adverse drug reactions, contraindication, prolong suffering and damaging of vital organs due to over dose. Misuse of antibiotics by the public results not only harm to the patients but also leads to the developments of drug resistant bacteria. Objective: This study was conducted to assess self-medication practice in Dessie community pharmacies. Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in Dessie community pharmacies starting from January 1 to 14, 2015. The sample size was 370 and we used systematic random sampling method to select the representative samp.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1052.1000221

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