What is it about?
self-medication has a vital role as the primary health action by the community. thereby strategy optimising the use of accessible medication for minor ailments and reducing (or at least optimising) the burden on governments due to health expenditure linked to the unnecessary medical treatment of minor ailments
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Why is it important?
Community-based training delivers a potential strategy to enhance community knowledge of medications. Findings from this study should inform strategies for a broader uptake amongst local communities in Indonesia.
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I hope this article could inspire how important pharmacist's roles in empowering community in their self medication
Prof. Dr., Drs., M.S., Apt. Adji Prayitno Setiadi
Universitas Surabaya, Faculty of Pharmacy
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This page is a summary of: Evaluation of a community-based training to promote responsible self-medication in East Java, Indonesia, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, May 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12461.
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