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- Self-medication is when individuals or their caregivers use their own chosen medications for symptom relief without consulting a healthcare professional.
- The study conducted at the Dermatology Department of Taubaté University Hospital aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-medication for skin issues among individuals under 18 and the challenges in diagnosing these cases.
- Out of 480 visits, 29 instances of self-medication were analyzed, revealing that while it's a frequent practice in Brazil, it generally didn't result in significant harm to the users.
Article Abstract
Self-medication involves individuals or their carers administering a medical drug of their own choice for symptomatic relief and in the hope of a "cure", without seeking professional medical advice.The aim of this descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the Dermatology Department of the Taubaté University Hospital was to identify the occurrence of self-medication for the topical treatment of skin diseases in young people under 18, and to analyze the difficulties encountered in the clinical diagnosis of these individuals.We examined 29 cases of self-medication (from a total of 480 attendances). Although self-medication is a common practice in Brazil our study showed that users were not significantly harmed by it.
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