Self-Medication among Undergraduate students of Ahmedabad
Parikh, Sujal
Self-Medication is defined as use of medication by a patient on his own initiative or on the advice of a pharmacist or a lay person instead of consulting a medical practitioner. Practice of Self-Medication is double-edged sword. It has both the advantages and disadvantages and Self-medication involves use of drugs which have the potential to do good as well as harm. "A desire to take medicine is perhaps the great feature which distinguishes ma...