Lau G S, Lee K K, Luk C T
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 1995;8(3):153-7. doi: 10.1177/101053959500800301.
Five hundred and sixty-three university students were interviewed to survey the practice of self-medication which was found to be very prevalent (94.0%). The most commonly used items included remedies for cough and cold, antipyretics and analgesics. Topical preparations and Chinese herbal medicines were also frequently consumed. Self-medication items were mostly obtained from home medicine cabinets and pharmacy shops (not necessarily staffed by registered pharmacists) and they also relied heavily on family members and previous illness experience for information on the medications they took. The healthcare professionals only played a minor role in the provision of drug information. Nevertheless, the concept of self-medication is well-established among these university students as they recognised that minor illness could be cared for without seeing a doctor. Healthcare professionals should assume more active roles in the provision of drug information and counselling so that a good self-care programme could be established.
对563名大学生进行了访谈，以调查自我药疗的情况，结果发现自我药疗非常普遍（94.0%）。最常用的药品包括止咳感冒药、退烧药和镇痛药。外用药和中草药也经常被使用。自我药疗的药品大多来自家庭药箱和药店（不一定有注册药剂师在岗），他们还严重依赖家庭成员和以往的患病经历来获取所服用药物的信息。医疗保健专业人员在提供药物信息方面只发挥了很小的作用。然而，自我药疗的概念在这些大学生中已经根深蒂固，因为他们认识到轻微疾病无需看医生就能得到治疗。医疗保健专业人员应在提供药物信息和咨询方面发挥更积极的作用，以便建立良好的自我护理方案。
