A survey on self medication practices in Rajasthan

Abstract

Drug or medicines are required for treatment of ailments but simultaneously these may be equally harmful if not taken under expert's supervision. From this point of view, present study was planned to investigate the practice or malpractice of self medication in population of Rajasthan. It was found that there is a drastically high usage of multi vitamin & mineral supplement consumption without any medical supervision. Youngsters seeking body building for personality enhancing were found to use any random protein supplements in which 50% didn't seek any expert opinion. Usage of antipyretics, analgesics & anti- inflammatory drugs was noted in 60% adult population who didn't preferred to visit a medical practitioner regarding this. Regular health check-up frequency was found in 25% of population that too in those who get reimbursement for this from their employer or any mediclaim policy.