Over-the-counter drugs and self-medication

L B Okonenko; Оконенко Л Б; G A Antropova; Антропова Г А; E S Egorova; Егорова Е С; G G Bryzhahin; Брыжахин Г Г

Over-the-counter drugs and self-medication

Authors: Okonenko LB¹, Antropova GA¹, Egorova ES¹, Bryzhahin GG¹
Affiliations:
1. Novgorod State University named after Yaroslav the Wise
Issue: No 4 (2009)
Pages: 42-46
Section: Articles
URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/2427

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Abstract

The incidence of self-medication among the population of Novgorod region has been investigated. 100 persons have been offered to answer a questionnaire. 69% of the population are engaged in self-medication. It is necessary to inform persons when providing them with over-the-counter drugs, to warn against the unjustified using of remedies, to increase the efficacy of self-medication.

Keywords

over-the-counter drugs, remedies, self-medication

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L B Okonenko

Novgorod State University named after Yaroslav the Wise

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Кафедра фармации института медицинского образованияФармацевтический факультет; Новгородский государственный университет им. Ярослава Мудрого; Novgorod State University named after Yaroslav the Wise