Table 2.

Non-Prescribed Medications Used in Study Population and the Reported Reasons

Classes of Medications	Numbers and (%)
Antibiotics	11 (6.67%)
Antiemetic drugs	41 (24.85%)
Analgesics	116 (70.30%)
Antiasthmatic drugs	8 (4.85%)
Antiepileptic drugs	6 (3.64%)
Antihypertensive drugs	5 (3.03%)
Cough and cold remedies	47 (28.48%)
Laxatives	33 (20.00%)
Reasons for using Non-Prescribed Medications	Numbers and (%)
The illness was too mild	100 (61.35%)
Availability of an old prescription	42 (25.77%)
Advice/information from a pharmacist	36 (22.09%)
Emergency case	24 (14.72%)
Physician was not available	3 (1.84%)
Physician did not prescribe it	1 (0.61%)