Behavior of Medical Students toward Over-the-Counter Drugs in Comparison to Students from Other Faculties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Khalifa, Amar Fathi Mohamed and AlKhudairy, Yasser Nabil and Algahtani, Adel Ahmed and Abduljabbar, Bandar Mohammed and Aldawsari, Fahad Majed and Kharsa, Faisal Hunaidi and AlSafadi, Khalid Mohammed and Mahjoub, Mazen Abdulla and AlAli, Naif Suliaman and AlAdwanie, Rakan Abdulrahman and Abduljabbar, Salah Adel and Alrouh, Sameh Moetaz and Salim, Shaikh Shaheer (2021) Behavior of Medical Students toward Over-the-Counter Drugs in Comparison to Students from Other Faculties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (35B). pp. 129-135. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Background: Over-the-counter-drugs (OTC) are drugs that can be obtained by patients without a prescription from a physician. In Saudi Arabia, it has been reported that more than half of university students practiced self-medication and used OTC drugs.

Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study, among medical and non-medical students in Riyadh. The sample size was 421, by systemic random sampling. A pre-coded pre-tested online questionnaire was used. Data was analyzed using SPSS V 23. P-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: There was no significant relationship between what the participants were majoring in and the usage of OTC drugs (p value= 0.373). Gender also had no relation with the use of OTC (p value= 0.168). Panadol appeared as the most commonly used OTC drug 62.9% for the relief of the most commonly mentioned factor which is headache 50.12%.

Conclusion: Medical education didn’t have much of an effect on the use of OTC drugs. Moreover, professional guidance or advice was not considered most of the time for taking OTC, but the majority of respondents portrayed good behavior towards usage of OTC.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Institute Archives > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 17 Jan 2023 06:03
Last Modified: 05 Jul 2024 09:27
URI: http://eprint.subtopublish.com/id/eprint/1311

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