Table 1 Why students independently prescribed medicines.
From: Prescription of medicines by medical students of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study
Reason | Medical Student* n (%) | Non Medical Student#n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Have had a good previous experience with the drug | 112 (68.7) | 143 (88.3) |
The problem was too trivial to go to a doctor | 56 (34.4) | 58 (35.8) |
I knew everything about the illness | 51 (31.3) | 16 (9.9) |
Urgency of the situation | 27 (16.6) | 38 (23.5) |
I got enough information from the media | 12 (7.4) | 17 (10.5) |
Cost of consultation is too high | 4 (2.3) | 9 (5.6) |