Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Consumption of antibiotics as self-medication from over-the-counter purchase: An empirical study Subject The topic of the resource Antibiotics; Over-the-counter drugs; Self-medication; Self-treatment Description An account of the resource Objective: The primary objective of this study is to find the reasons behind the practice of self-medication (SM) by the people with over-the-counter (OTC) drugs which are usually available in all medical stores. Methods: This article presents an empirical view of SM practice with OTC drugs. The research design of the study is descriptive, and the population of the study is customers who buy OTC drugs. The target population of this research is the common public who are all having the possibility to consume OTC drugs ever. The sampling technique used for this study is a systematic random sampling, and the sample size is 144. An instrument used for collecting data is a self-administered questionnaire and personal interview with the pharmacists. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The study results that most of the OTC customers consider SM is not a good practice, even though they practice SM of antibiotics in certain circumstances, due to reasons such as time-saving, convenience, cost saving, avoid waiting time to consult a doctor, easy and quick availability of antibiotics in neighbourhood drug stores, etc. Conclusion: The study concludes the reasons behind the SM practice and some remedies to overcome OTC drug-related problems from SM. 2017 The Authors. Published by Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arunkumar S.; Kumar Chandar S.; Vembu N.R.; Abirami G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, Vol-10, No. 7, pp. 63-67. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i7.18793" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i7.18793</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85021712452&amp;doi=10.22159%2Fajpcr.2017.v10i7.18793&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=b434feec3aa1e35f9e4be0bd3b6b4df8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85021712452&amp;doi=10.22159%2fajpcr.2017.v10i7.18793&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=b434feec3aa1e35f9e4be0bd3b6b4df8</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9742441 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Arunkumar S., School of Management, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India; Kumar Chandar S., Department of Management Studies, Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Vembu N.R., School of Management, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India; Abirami G., School of Management, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India