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Self-medication practices with conventional and herbal drugs among ear, nose, and throat patients
Kıroğlu, Olcay; Berktaş, Fatih; Khan, Zakir; Dağkıran, Muhammed; Karatas, Yusuf.
Afiliação
  • Kıroğlu, Olcay; Çukurova University. Faculty of Medicines. Department of Medical Pharmacology. Adana. TR
  • Berktaş, Fatih; Çukurova University. Faculty of Medicines. Department of Medical Pharmacology. Adana. TR
  • Khan, Zakir; Çukurova University. Faculty of Medicines. Department of Medical Pharmacology. Adana. TR
  • Dağkıran, Muhammed; Çukurova University. Faculty of Medicines. Department of Otolaryngology. Adana. TR
  • Karatas, Yusuf; Çukurova University. Faculty of Medicines. Department of Medical Pharmacology. Adana. TR
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) ; Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.);68(10): 1416-1422, Oct. 2022. tab
Article em En | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1406556
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ABSTRACT
SUMMARY

OBJECTIVE:

This study evaluates the self-practices with conventional and herbal drug use among ear, nose, and throat outpatients.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional survey-based study was carried out among all ear, nose, and throat outpatients on their first visit to the otorhinolaryngology department at a tertiary care hospital. The survey comprised a total of 14 questions with 4 different sections, including demographic characteristics, self-medication of conventional medicines, herbal medication usage, and perception regarding herbal medicines.

RESULTS:

Overall, 255 questionnaires were distributed among patients, of which 183 completed the questionnaire (response rate=71.7%). Respondents reported self-medication (44.8%) with conventional drugs before visiting a hospital. The most commonly used medicine was analgesics (31.7%) and antibiotics (21.9%). Nearly half of the patients (49.2%) used at least one herbal drug. The most commonly used herbal medications were Tilia cordata (78.8%), Zingiber officinale (62.2%), and Camellia sinensis (45.5%). According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, most of the medicinal herbs were considered as data deficient/least concern. About 36.6% of the participants perceived that herbal drugs are effective for ear, nose, and throat problems. Moreover, 22.9% of the patients did not know about herbal-drug interaction with other medications.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study observed a considerable prevalence of self-based practices with conventional and herbal medications. Strict national regulations on conventional and herbal medication access and long-term actions should be implemented to discourage inappropriate drug use.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) Assunto da revista: Educa‡Æo em Sa£de / GestÆo do Conhecimento para a Pesquisa em Sa£de / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Turquia País de publicação: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) Assunto da revista: Educa‡Æo em Sa£de / GestÆo do Conhecimento para a Pesquisa em Sa£de / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Turquia País de publicação: Brasil