Self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among the adult population in Peru: A cross-sectional survey

Self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among the adult population in Peru: A cross-sectional survey

Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory symptoms, as COVID-19 preventive, for its symptoms or once tested positive. To det...

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Main Authors: Jean Franco Quispe-Cañari, Evelyn Fidel-Rosales, Diego Manrique, Jesús Mascaró-Zan, Katia Medalith Huamán-Castillón, Scherlli E. Chamorro–Espinoza, Humberto Garayar–Peceros, Vania L. Ponce–López, Jhesly Sifuentes-Rosales, Aldo Alvarez-Risco, Jaime A. Yáñez, Christian R. Mejia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Subjects:
Self-medication
Prevalence
Drug use
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Peru
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016420302760

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