COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INCIDENCE OF NON-OPIOID ANALGESIC SELF-MEDICATION PRACTICE AMONG HEALTH ASSOCIATES (MEDICAL & DENTAL) WITH HECTIC DUTIES
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incidence, non-opioid analgesic, self-medication, practices, medical professionals, dental professionals, hectic duties
Abstract
The current study aims to compare the incidence of self-medication practices of non-opioid analgesics among health associates (medical and dental) with hectic duties in Pakistan. The current study involved 216 health (medical & dental) associates from tertiary care teaching institutes across Pakistan and was cross-sectional, observational, and multi-setting. The pertinent data concerning the study parameters was acquired using a predesigned, self-developed, semi-structured questionnaire with closed-ended as well as open-ended inquiries about non-opioid analgesic self-medication practices. To determine statistical significance, the Chi-square test was employed. A value of P < 0.05 was deemed statistically significant. For the statistical analysis, SPSS Version 23 was performed. A study of 216 participants found that medical professionals (51.9%) and dental professionals (48.1%) were more likely to use self-medications for pain relief, with muscular pain being the most common symptom. Dental professionals (55.7%) used non-opioid analgesics once a month, and information about drugs was primarily based on previous prescriptions. Self-medication was found to be time-saving for both groups. It is concluded that more medical professionals indulged in self-medication non-opioid analgesics with hectic routines due to the easy availability of drugs as compared to dental professionals. Dental health professionals need to be educated regarding the safe use of analgesics.
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Musarrat Zahra
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi, Pakistan
Saima Bukhari
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Tariq Mahmood khan
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Women Medical and Dental College, Abbottabad
Afsheen Zakir
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Amna Inayat Medical College, Sheikhupura, Pakistan
Muhammad Saad Mateen Munshi
Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faryal Dental College, Sheikhupura, Pakistan
Gul Mehnaz
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Women Medical and Dental College, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Rabia Zulfiqar
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan