A PRÁTICA DA AUTOMEDICAÇÃO COM ANTI-INFLAMATÓRIO ENTRE ACADÊMICOS DE UMA INSTITUIÇÃO DE ENSINO SUPERIOR NO CENTRO-OESTE BRASILEIRO

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.9062327092

• Palavras-chave: Automedicação, Ensino Superior, Acadêmicos, Anti-inflamatórios

• Keywords: Self-medication, Higher Education, Academics, Anti-inflammatories

• Abstract: Self-medication is the practice of taking medication on your own or someone else's recommendation, without evaluation and prescription by a health professional. Self-medication with anti-inflammatory drugs is quite common because this type of medication does not require a medical prescription to be purchased. This study aimed to analyze the practice of self-medication with anti-inflammatory drugs among Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and Dentistry students at a higher education institution in Trindade, Goiás. The calculated sample took into account a total of 120 students enrolled in the mentioned courses, however, 33 responded to the survey. From this study, it can be concluded that the practice of self-medication among academics in the health area is intense and it is up to higher education institutions to train qualified professionals to properly guide the population on the use of medicines and the pharmacist, as a trained professional, guiding, advising, supervising conducts and practices that may be harmful to the patient's health.