CHANDIGARH: Panjab University students believe in healing themselves. A study has found that over 71% medical students are intoself medication, the 64% who do consult a doctor, admit never having followed the recommended dose of medicines. The research was conducted by Dr Suruchi Aditya of Dr HSJ Institute of Dental Sciences, PU, along with a student Utkarsha of BDS (second year).
Incidentally, a majority of medical students who were also a part of the study were the least lot to consult a doctor. The study also revealed that 6% students never check the expiry date of medicines. Out of the total PU students who were questioned through a structured questionnaire, 68% respondents were females and 22% males, all between age group of 18-21.
Their research paper, "Self-medication among dental students of tertiary healthcare hospital" was also released during the Chandigarh Science Congress recently. "Self mediation can be very harmful since one cannot predict the side effects. Surprising results were revealed in the study including the fact that 55% students did not even know the harmful effects of medicines they were consuming," said Dr Aditya.
Key findings of the study also showed that 72% students had faith on the Allopathic system, 21% on Homeopathic and 12% on Ayurvedic medicine. "The study found that among medicines for fever and pain, students largely used antipyretics and analgesics on their own," added Dr Aditya.
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