Study of self-medication for musculoskeletal pain among nursing and medicine students at Pontifícia Universidade Católica - São Paulo.

Objective: To study the self-medication for pain among students of medicine and nursing of the PUCSP compared with students from other knowledge areas.

Material And Methods: Data were obtained in two groups: A - students from the health knowledge area, and B - students of law and engineering. It was used a questionnaire developed by the authors.