Overview of Self-medication on the Use of Generic Drugs in Medical Faculty Students and College Students Non-faculty of Medicine
Romauli Lumbantobing *
Department of Pharmacology and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Ronny
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Augrelia Dheavanka Rantepasang
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Self-medication is the choice of using medication without a prescription from a doctor to treat certain minor illnesses. When carrying out self-medication, paying attention to the rational use of drugs is necessary. This study aims to see the picture of self-medication regarding the use of generic drugs among students at the Faculty of Medicine and Non-Medical Faculty of the Indonesian Christian University class of 2018, using a descriptive survey method, with a total sample of 134 respondents. When carrying out self-medication, students mainly obtain medicines from pharmacies (61.9%) and information about these medicines from relatives/family/friends (49.2%). Most students use branded generic drugs because these drugs are more effective. Based on drug class, students prefer to use generic drugs with free/limited free groups. Meanwhile, based on the accuracy of using generic drugs, most students use drugs not following the prescribed usage recommendations or not following rational drug use.
Keywords: Self-medication, generic drugs, generic drugs with logos, branded generic drugs, rational use of drugs