Definition of self-medication: a scoping review

Self-medication (SM) is a global and growing phenomenon. It represents a public health problem due to antibiotic resistance, risk of adverse drug reactions, drug–drug interactions, disease masking, and increased morbidity. There is not a consensus on the definition of SM. The definitions found in di...

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Main Authors: Daniela Baracaldo-Santamaría, Maria José Trujillo-Moreno, Andrés M. Pérez-Acosta, John Edwin Feliciano-Alfonso, Carlos-Alberto Calderon-Ospina, Franklin Soler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-10-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20420986221127501