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Table 4 Classes of Drugs used for SM

From: Prevalence of self-medication practice among health sciences students in Kermanshah, Iran

Class

N (%)

Common cold

145 (58)

Analgesics

121 (48.4)

Antibiotics

109 (43.6)

Vitamins

85 (34)

Anti-allergic

80 (32)

Gastrointestinal drugs

57 (22.8)

Herbal remedies

47 (18.8)

Psychoactive

35 (14)

Tranquilizers

35 (14)

Skin

25 (10)

Antipyretics

25 (10)

Hypnotics

16 (6.4)

Ophthalmic

14 (5.6)