Praktické lekárnictvo 2/2011
Nonprescription drugs and self-medication of diarrhoea and constipation
at a time when the wHO puts an emphasis on every individual’s responsibility for their health, self-medication can be considered a positive part of an individual’s health behaviour. Diarrhoea and constipation are common symptoms for which the patients visit a pharmacy during self-medication.
Keywords: self-medication, nonprescription drugs, diarrhoea, constipation.