Self-medication involves using substances or influences to self-administer treatment for physical or psychological ailments without medical supervision. Common forms of self-medication include over-the-counter drugs for minor health issues and dietary supplements. While self-medication can provide independence and immediate relief for minor conditions, doctors prescribing for themselves or loved ones risks fueling addiction. Self-medication is most appropriate for common minor issues like headaches, coughs, or skin infections, but serious or ongoing conditions still warrant medical advice.

1. SELF- PRESCRIPTION

2. Do you feel that you
need to take medicine
sometimes?

3. Self-medication is a human behavior in which
an individual uses a substance or any
exogenous influence to self-administer
treatment for physical or psychological
ailments. The most widely self-medicated
substances are over-the-counter drugs used to
treat common health issues at home, as well as
dietary supplements.

4. Self medication is the use of any
drug or medication to treat an
illness or ailment without the
supervision of a licensed medical
doctor.
According to Christian Drug Rehab

5. Doctors who prescribe drugs for and
treat themselves, their family, and
friends often see this as a professional
privilege. But clinicians who use their
expertise to prescribe drugs for
themselves and those close to them
could be fuelling addictions.

6. Conditions treated by self
medication - Headache, body ache,
cough cold, constipation, loose motion,
acidity, generalized weakness, sleep
lessens (insomnia), fever. Skin
infection, joint pain, burns, menstrual
pain, insect bites.

7. SELF- PRESCRIPTION
ADVANTAGES OF

8. The independencies of
patients to make decisions
about his/her illness

9. It helps to prevent and treat
symptoms and aliments
that don’t require a doctor.

10. Patient gets immediate relief.
This reduces the pressure of
medical services where health
care. Services are not available
and insufficient.

11. Increase the availability of
health care in rural area or
remote areas, hilly areas.

12. Patient gets control over
the chronic disease.

13. Good for Patient wellness
and productivity.

14. Economic improvement for
an employer.

15. Cost saving and time
saving to health care of the
people.

16. OTC - Over the counter medicines can be
purchased without prescription. This is to
save time and money and get relief
immediately. Reasons for self medication
include mild illness, previous experience of
good results by some medicines.

17. You know your self well and
you are aware of what is the
best medication for you

18. As Steve Maraboli says:
“The most powerful
relationship you will ever
have is the relatioship
with yourself”

19. “Of all the judgements
we pass in life, none is
more important than the
judgement we pass
on ourselves”
As Nathaniel Branden quotes

20. THANK YOU!!!