Kamini B

Department of Community Medicine, Sri Muthukumaran Medial College and Hospital, Chennai, India

Publications

  • Research   
    Prevalence of Self Medication and Associated Factors Among Urban Population of Thiruvallur District In South India
    Author(s): Kamini B*, Vidhyashree MD, Indra Bala Sundarrajan, Arun Jayakumar U and Nandini MS

    Introduction: Self-medication practices could be beneficial to the public, provided these drugs are used rationally. Easy availability of over the counter drugs without proper prescription from the registered medical practitioners (RMP) in our country is primarily responsible for self-medication practices that ultimately lead to antimicrobial resistance, increased morbidity and mortality. Besides this there is also the problem of tachyphylaxis, drug abuse and drug dependency. Combating side effects and drug interactions in extremes of ages, risk of worsening of existing diseases poses a big challenge. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of the self-medication practice (SMP) among the urban population. Methodology: The cross sectional study was carried out in an urban field practice area of a tertiary care hospital. The total sample size was c.. Read More»

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