SELF-MEDICATION: IMPACTS ON MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ILLNESS DIAGNOSIS

• Autor(a) principal: Souza Lisboa Filho, Laécio de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Sherman Pereira Lima, Alisson, do Amaral Noronha de Figueiredo Gomes, Bruna, Amaral Rodrigues de Oliveira, Marcelle, Lins e Silva Barbosa, Sarah, Barbosa Rodrigues de Souza, Manuela
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/1141
• topic: Automedicação; Internet; Fármacos; Erros de medicação; Riscos imediatos; Riscos futuros; Tratamento medicamentoso; Self-medication; Internet; Drugs; Medication errors; Immediate risks; Future risks; Drug treatment

This article aims to analyze the profile of a sample of the population in the metropolitan region of Recife who practice self-medication and identify the immediate and future risks brought by self-medication. This public opinion survey was carried out with non-identifiable participants through the application of the online questionnaire generated using the Google Forms tool. It is concluded that self-medication is extremely common in the metropolitan region of Recife combined with the large presence of the internet in thes habit, in which the majority of participating participants seek instructions on the use of medications and, despite having virtual acess to the risks and harms of self-medication, still insist on this pratice.