Self-medication with antibiotics in a Swedish general population.
To assess the extent of antibiotic self-medication in a Swedish population, a postal questionnaire was distributed to 1000 randomly selected subjects. The antibiotics used were in all but 3 cases reported to have been obtained with a prescription. Thus, prescribers are the primary target for interventions to optimize antibiotic use.
Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of International Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Emma
E
Svensson
Flora M
FM
Haaijer-Ruskamp
Cecilia Stålsby
CS
Lundborg
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D012651:Self Medication; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D014505:Urban Population
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents