Definition of self-medication: a scoping review

• Main Authors: Daniela Baracaldo-Santamaría (Author), Maria José Trujillo-Moreno (Author), Andrés M. Pérez-Acosta (Author), John Edwin Feliciano-Alfonso (Author), Carlos-Alberto Ca (Author), Franklin Soler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Self-medication (SM) is a global and growing phenomenon. It represents a public health problem due to antibiotic resistance, risk of adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions, disease masking, and increased morbidity. There is not a consensus on the definition of SM. The definitions found in di...