The self-medication behaviors of residents and the factors related to the consideration of drug efficacy and safety-A cross-sectional study in China

• Main Authors: Pu Ge (Author), Zi-Wei Zhang (Author), Jin-Zi Zhang (Author), Ke Lyu (Author), Yu-Yao Niu (Author), Yu-Ting Tong (Author), Ping Xiong (Author), Rong Ling (Author), Qi-Yu Li (Author), Wen-Li Yu (Author), He-Wei Min (Author), Yu-Qian Deng (Author), Yu-Jia Wang (Author), Xiao-Nan Sun (Author), Xin-Ying Sun (Author), Lian Yu (Author), Yi-Bo Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs facilitates residents self-medication. However, inappropriate self-medications have become a serious problem in China and even all over the world.Objectives: To make an investigation on the current status of Chinese residents' self-medication behaviors a...