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Revista Cubana de Medicina
versión On-line ISSN 1561-302X
Resumen
JIMENEZ FRANCO, Luis Enrique y DIAZ DE LA ROSA, Claudia. Self-medication in civil servants in Agriculture Provincial Delegation in Cienfuegos. Rev. Cuban de Med [online]. 2022, vol.61, n.3 Epub 01-Sep-2022. ISSN 1561-302X.
Introduction:
the excessive consumption of drugs or polypharmacy constitutes a health problem on a global scale. Prolonged use of these drugs outweighs the risks or adverse effects that they could provide (only appreciable in situations of obvious need).
Objective:
to characterize self-medication in state leaders in the Provincial Delegation of Agriculture of Cienfuegos.
Methods:
an observational, descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out with leaders regarding self-medication in the Provincial Delegation of Agriculture of Cienfuegos. The universe was made up of 23 people. The variables age, sex, compliance with medical treatment, medication consumed with and without a prescription were used. It used the descriptive statistic.
Results:
male sex predominated (14 people; 60.86 %). The age group 40-59 stood out with 11 people (54.80 %). Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are the most widely used drugs under medical indication (8 people; 34.78 %). 11 cases complied with the treatment (73,33 %). Pain was the most frequent symptom (19 people; 82.60 %). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are consumed more without medical indication (17 cases; 80.95 %).
Conclusions:
self-medication is a daily practice that is carried out consciously; even if its subsequent complications are unknown. The consumption of medication without the authorization of the physician responds to the type of injury or condition to be treated; where there is no distinction between both sexes.
Palabras clave : self-medication; polypharmacy; overuse of prescription drugs; use outside of the indicated.