خود درماني در بيماران بستري در بخش قلب و عروق بيمارستان بوعلي سينا

Self - medication among cardiovascular patients of Bu-Ali hospital

Background: Self-medication refers to drug consumption (herbal & artificial ) without the diagnosis or prescription of a physician leading to side effect and over usage of drugs. Objective: To survey self-medication among cardiovascular patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was implenented on 60 cardiovascular patients at Bu-Ali hospital in 2001. The questionnaires were filled out and the information were presented as descriptive or analytical statistics. Findings: All the patients kept drugs at home . %26.7 took hypertension and anti-angina drugs willfully before hospitalization and %86.7 took herbal drugs (mostly cowslip). Conclusion : Regarding the high cost of drug production as well as the side effect of taking herbal or artificial drugs , we should increase every bodyʹs knowledge of usage and improve the function of medical staff.