A influência da educação médica na prática da automedicação entre acadêmicos de Medicina

Self-medication is defined as the use of medications and other medical products to treat selfdiagnosed symptoms and conditions for the benefit of one's own health. In observing that selfmedication is highly prevalent among health professionals, especially physicians and medical students, this s...

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Authors: Cunha, Laís Fabrício de Oliveira, Bachur, Tatiana Paschoalette Rodrigues
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/51832
Online Access:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/51832
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Automedicação
Estudantes de Medicina
Educação Médica
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Summary:Self-medication is defined as the use of medications and other medical products to treat selfdiagnosed symptoms and conditions for the benefit of one's own health. In observing that selfmedication is highly prevalent among health professionals, especially physicians and medical students, this study proposes to analyze the influence of the acquisition of medical knowledge on the prevalence of self-medication among medical students. This study was carried out through a narrative review using the Lilacs and MedLine databases, in addition to the official WHO Guidelines. A trend toward greater self-medication among the most advanced semesters was found in most articles analyzed, however due to the lack of studies in the literature, the finding cannot be considered definitive.