CARACTERIZAÇÃO DA PRÁTICA DE AUTOMEDICAÇÃO COM ANALGÉSICOS PARA O TRATAMENTO DA DOR

Abstract

Self-medication is very common among people of all ages, usually through nominations from third parties, self-knowledge or easy access in pharmacies. The objective of the study was to evaluate and verify the prevalence of self-medication for the treatment of pain in patients seen in campaigns conducted by Universidade do Oeste Paulista. A questionnaire was applied involving socio-demographic aspects, drug use, the practice of self-medication and types of pain. The sample consisted of 248 participants, where 203 admitted the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(AINEs). Of these 203, 166 (81.7%) reported self-medication, being dipyrone (48.5%) and paracetamol (21.1%), themost frequently mentioned AINEs. The headache was more prevalent in women 99 (26.8%) and men 51 (13.8%), being womenconsidered the ones who most read the package leaflet 70 (34.5%) and know the effects adverse effects of the same 49 (24.2%). It can be concluded that the practice of self-medication is very frequent in the studied population.