Self-medication Practice: A Way Forward

Medications are a critical tool in public health practise. Since the 1980s, self-medication (SM) is of prime public health importance as the World Health Organization, changed some prescription drugs to be sold over the counter to reduce the burden on health-care professionals. Each drug has its own advantages and disadvantages. As a result, they must always be used with caution. Given this, a recent trend in surveying the prevalence of SM has enhanced. Even the addictions are considered primarily as a kind of self-medication, which can relive anxiety or pain temporarily, but affects the lives and health of both the addicted and their loved ones. Hence, this review critically evaluated the studies to put light on the basic concept of SM.