ABSTRACT In India, it has been estimated that 50% of family spending on healthcare is on unnecessary medications or investigations. This, combined with the wide availability of medications, has seemingly contributed to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance and further impoverishment. In this literat...
Self-medication practice among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary care medical college, West Bengal. BACKGROUND: Self-medication is a widely prevalent practice in India. It assumes a special significance among medical students as they are the future medica... I Banerjee,T Bhadury - 《...
Amalesh HonnekeriDepartment of Pharmacology, K.J. Somaiya Medical College, Somaiya Ayurvihar Complex, Sion (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNachiket BhaveshaikhDepartment of Pharmacology, K.J. Somaiya Medical College, Somaiya Ayurvihar Complex, Sion (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaMedha Shah...
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, approach and behavior towards medication storage & self-medication practice amongst the youth in Karnataka, India. Methodology: A pre-cross sectional survey was conducted, administering a pre-piloted questionnaire among the target population....
Expenditure on medications for highly prevalent chronic conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM) can result in financial impoverishment. People in developing countries and in low socioeconomic status groups are particularly vulnerable. China and India currently hold the world's two largest DM populations...
Pharmaceutical Drug Promotion : How it is being Practiced in India? The pharmaceutical industries (PI) throughout the World are heavily involved in aggressive drug promotions, with a clear aim to change the prescribing habits of physicians and to encourage the self-medication of patients. Broadly,...
Self-medication practice among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary care medical college, West Bengal. BACKGROUND: Self-medication is a widely prevalent practice in India. It assumes a special significance among medical students as they are the future medica... I Banerjee,T Bhadury - 《Jo...
It is an attractive agent in areas, such as India, that have drug resistance against traditional chemotherapy. In August 2013, the CDC made available an expanded access investigational new drug (IND) protocol for miltefosine for treatment of free-living amebae (FLA) in the United States. [42]...
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Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India Jackwin Sam Paul Contributions VA, JRJ, JTG and JSP conceived the idea, wrote the initial draft of the manuscript, and edited and approved the final draft of the manuscript. Corresponding author Correspondence to Vijay Alexande...