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Pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication among medical students: a cross-sectional study.
Rathish, Devarajan; Wijerathne, Buddhika; Bandara, Sandaruwan; Piumanthi, Susanhitha; Senevirathna, Chamali; Jayasumana, Channa; Siribaddana, Sisira.
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  • Rathish D; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka. rathishdeva@gmail.com.
  • Wijerathne B; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka.
  • Bandara S; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka.
  • Piumanthi S; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka.
  • Senevirathna C; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka.
  • Jayasumana C; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka.
  • Siribaddana S; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka.
BMC Res Notes ; 10(1): 337, 2017 Jul 27.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28750649
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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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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Farmacologia / Automedicação / Estudantes de Medicina / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Antibacterianos Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Farmacologia / Automedicação / Estudantes de Medicina / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Antibacterianos Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article