Abstract

LIFSHITZ, Alberto et al. Self-medication and self-prescription. Gac. Méd. Méx [online]. 2020, vol.156, n.6, pp.612-614.  Epub May 27, 2021. ISSN 2696-1288.  https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.20000426.

Self-medication and self-prescription are actions undertaken by patients; the former, as an element of self-care that involves over-the-counter drugs, and the latter, as a violation of the Statute of Health, since it includes drugs that can only be dispensed with a medical prescription. All the drawbacks that have been attributed to self-medication are actually associated with self-prescription.

Keywords : Self-medication; Self-prescription; Self-care; Free sale; OTC medications.