Self-medication practice among staffs in UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus

Self-medication is meant by resorting to one or more drugs in order to treat oneself without the authorized prescription. Self-medication also defined as the choice and consumption of medicines by individuals to treat self-diagnosed unwellness or symptoms. To know the self-medication experiences among staffs in UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus, and to find out the associations of knowledge and perception with the practice of self-medication. The research was conducted by using questionnaires. The questionnaires consist of three parts, which comprises of questions to collect demographic data, self-medication experience of target population, and the respondents' practice of self-medication. Qualification, gender and ethnic group are not significant factors to the practice of self-medication. Most respondents are practicing a responsible self-medication. To maintain a responsible practice of self-medication, healthcare professionals such as physicians and pharmacists must provide adequate and genuine awareness and information to patients to increase public health promotions. Besides that, as a person practicing self-medication, every step taken to self-medicate must be derived form a good knowledge and the knowledge obtained must be form trustworthy sources.