Medication of person without medical supervision to treat an illness or a disease condition is considered as self\r\nmedication. Main objective of present study was the practice of self medication and the common ailments and disease\r\nconditions, common drugs used for self medication, their sources and the reasons for opting for it. Cross sectional qualitative\r\nstudy method was performed on 82 sample population. Any person below 18 years and above 18 years who refused to consent\r\nfor sharing of information is excluded from the study. In present study 64.63% were male and 35.37% were female respondents.\r\nThe study population practicing self medication was about 64.63%. Pain (90.56%), fever (84.90%), cough (81.13%) and\r\nheadache (71.69%) were common illnesses for which self medication was practiced. Commonly used drugs for self medication\r\nwere aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen, diclofenac, cetrizine, ranitidine, loperamide and cough syrup. In 56.60% cases, chemists\r\nwere the source of information for self medication. 60% of people perceived improvement in health after self medication. Major\r\nreasons for self medication among respondents were saving time and money. Self medication is found to be a common practice\r\nand the main reason is saving money and time.
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