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Self medication practice among urban slum dwellers in Udupi Taluk, Karnataka, India

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V, Pranav, Narayanan, Prakash, Guddattu, Vasudeva·2017·International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
DOI 10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i6.15950
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Objective: To estimate the prevalence and associated factors of self-medication among slum dwellers, and to explore the perception of community pharmacists’ on self-medication practices in Udupi taluk of Karnataka state in India.Methods: A quantitative survey among 300 randomly selected slum dwellers and in-depth interviews with community pharmacists and pharmacy practice experts were conducted during January-April 2016. Descriptive and analytical methods were used to estimate the prevalence and to identify associated factors. Thematic analysis was carried out on qualitative data.Results: The prevalence of self-medication practice was 47%. Factors such as gender, recent experience of an illness, and stocking medicines at home were significantly associated with self-medication practice. Self-medication practices were high for common ailments and for the illnesses they perceived as ‘mild’ (66%). Community pharmacists (87%) were the main source of information on medication. The majority (76%) of participants were ignorant about the expiry date of the medicines. The qualitative data highlighted pharmacist’s’ role to promote consultation with a physician, and educating patients on completion of treatment course and possible drug reactions.Conclusion: Self-medication practices found to be common among slum-dwellers due to reasons such as lesser awareness, easy availability of over-the-counter medications, and limitations related to universal access to health. There is a need to improve the awareness of dangers of self-medication to the general public and strengthen the mechanism to monitor dispensing of medicines without prescriptions.

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  • Pharmacists are commonly consulted for guidance on self-medication due to their accessibility and perceived expertise.

    “Pharmacists are commonly consulted for guidance due to their accessibility and perceived expertise.30,31”

    From Prevalence and patterns of self-medication practices in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2025) · cites this paper as [30]

    Table 2 (Results; page not provided) shows that community pharmacists were the source of drug information for 87.2% of self-medicating participants. The Conclusion describes a wide network of community pharmacies, supporting accessibility, but the paper does not say participants consulted pharmacists because they perceived them as experts. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Individuals rely on various sources for information on self-medication, including pharmacists, friends, family members, relatives, previous prescriptions, and their knowledge of medicines.

    “Individuals rely on various sources for information on self-medication, including pharmacists, friends, family members, relatives, previous prescriptions, and their knowledge of medicines.”

    From Prevalence and patterns of self-medication practices in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2025) · cites this paper as [30]

    Table 2 (page not provided) lists community pharmacists, friends or family members, and previous prescriptions as sources of information about self-medication drugs among Udupi slum dwellers. It does not list individuals’ own knowledge of medicines as a source, and its findings concern that study population rather than individuals generally. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  1. Gupta P, Bophate S, Shrivastava R. Determinants of self- medication practices in an urban slum community. Asian J Pharm Clin Res 2011;4:54-7.
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Authors
V, P., Narayanan, P., & Guddattu, V.
Affiliations
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Publisher
Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd
Published
2017-06-01
Volume
9
Issue
6
Pages
19
ISSN
0975-1491 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i6.15950
OpenAlex
W2624033915
Cited by
19
References
12
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2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1
FWCI
3.22
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journal article
Language
en
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International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacy and Medical Practices
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
Keywords
self-medication, urban slum dwellers, community pharmacists, pharmacist role, drug awareness, over-the-counter drugs, treatment completion, drug reactions, health care access, Udupi Taluk

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