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Table 2 Features of antibiotic self-mediation in NFPE and FPE group

From: Pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication among medical students: a cross-sectional study

NFPE group

% (n = 33)

FPE group

% (n = 77)

Reasons for self-medication

Previous experience

97

Previous experience

86

No access to physician care

03

No access to physician care

06

  

Poor economic status

04

  

No specific reason

04

Source of antibiotic supply

Retail pharmacy

79

Retail pharmacy

83

Relatives and friends

18

Relatives and friends

12

Household

03

Household

05

Source of information on the use of the antibiotic

Previous knowledge

28

Previous knowledge

52

Physician

24

Physician

22

Pharmacist

24

Leaflet

09

Relative or friend

24

Relative or friend

05

  

British National Formulary

05

  

Pharmacist

04

  

Internet

03

Duration of antibiotic usage in each episode of self-medication (days)

1–3

85

1–3

61

4–7

12

4–7

34

>7

03

>7

05

  1. NFPE No Formal Pharmacology Education, FPE Formal Pharmacology Education