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

OBJECTIVE: Pharmacology teaches rational prescribing. Self-medication among medical students is recognised as a threat to rational prescribing. Antibiotic self-medication could cause antibiotic resistance among medical students. We aimed to find an association between pharmacology education and anti...

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Autores principales: Rathish, Devarajan, Wijerathne, Buddhika, Bandara, Sandaruwan, Piumanthi, Susanhitha, Senevirathna, Chamali, Jayasumana, Channa, Siribaddana, Sisira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28750649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2688-4
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: Pharmacology teaches rational prescribing. Self-medication among medical students is recognised as a threat to rational prescribing. Antibiotic self-medication could cause antibiotic resistance among medical students. We aimed to find an association between pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication. RESULTS: 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).

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