Table 4. Self-medication by drug groups and comparation with other studies on students.

DRUGa	Our study (%)	Previous studies (%)	Reference
analgesics	55.4	81.3–87.2	[2] b, [8], [25], [33]
vitamin supplements	45.7	11.1–54.4	[24], [33], [34]
antipyretics	41.5	74.8	[33]
antibioticsc	38.9	6.0–58.8	[2] b, [8], [25], [33], [34]
decongestants	26.8	12.7–45.3	[2] b, [8],
mineral supplements	17.1	N/A
histamine antagonists	14.7	6.6–41.6	[8]
herbal preparations	14.0	17.0–32.4	[8], [25], [35]
sedativesc	13.0	12.0–29.0	[25]
antidiarrhoeals	12.3	18.7–30.6	[8]
corticosteroids	10.0	18.0	[8]
antimycoticsc	7.4	N/A
“morning after” pills	6.5	N/A
oral contraceptives	4.8	N/A
laxatives	3.9	<1	[36]
supplements for body mass reduction	2.1	7.8	[37]
antidepressantsc	2.0	N/A
anabolic steroids	1.0	3.3	[38]

^a1.9% respondents additionally stated that they did not know what medications they had self-prescribed.

^bonly first year students.

^cprescription-only drugs.