Prevalence of self-medication among the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Shideh Rafati (Author), Tayebeh Baniasadi (Author), Neda Dastyar (Author), Ghazal Zoghi (Author), Sudabeh Ahmadidarrehsima (Author), Nasibeh Salari (Author), Foozieh Rafati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Self-medication is the use of unprescribed drugs to treat a disease. Elderly self-medication can be more dangerous compared to other age groups because of changes in organ functions that occur due to senescence. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of self-medication in the elderl...