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

• Main Authors: Jean Franco Quispe-Cañari (Author), Evelyn Fidel-Rosales (Author), Diego Manrique (Author), Jesús Mascaró-Zan (Author), Katia Medalith Huamán-Castillón (Author), Scherlli E. Chamorro-Espinoza (Author), Humberto Garayar-Peceros (Author), Vania L. Ponce-López (Author), Jhesly Sifuentes-Rosales (Author), Aldo Alvarez-Risco (Author), Jaime A. Yáñez (Author), Christian R. Mejia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...