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A Study on Rational Drug Use

Summary/Abstract: Aim: This study aims to determine the behavior of rational drug use among university students.Method: The research population composed of 800 first and fourth-grade students at Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in a public university. The research was conducted between 15 May-15 June 2016 and602 people were involved in the study. Findings: This study showed that52% of the students used drugs in the last month, 12% used drugs continuously and %17 used drugs frequently. 13% of students using drugs frequently did not know the drug name and painkillers were the most commonly used drug. In addition, it was found that 27% of participants received the drug without a prescription, 23% did not read the prescriptions,24% did not use drugs on time and 13% made some changes in the dose of the drug used.Results: The study demonstrated that 10% of the students used drugs in stressful situations and 42% used the recommended drugs. According to the results of the research the students was inadequate about rational drug use.

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