Introduction: abstract: Self-medication is a human behavior in which an individual uses a substance or any exogenous influence to self-administer treatment for physical or psychological ailments. Introduction: Every day, we are practicing self-medication in the form of self-care of our health. Around the 1960's in the West-self-care and self-medication were regarded as unnecessary and potentially even unhealthy practices.
Methods: Method :The most widely self-medicated substances are over-the-counter drugs used to treat common health issues at home, as well as dietary supplements. These do not require a doctor's prescription to obtain and, in some countries, are available in supermarkets and convenience stores.
Results: Self-medication is often seen as gaining personal independence from established medicine, and it can be seen as a human right, implicit in, or closely related to the right to refuse professional medical treatment. Self-medication can cause unintentional self-harm.
Conclusion: Self-medication is an alarming concept. This review focused on the self-medication of allopathic drugs, their use, its safety and reason for using it.
Keywords: ailments-self administer -prescription -dietary-implicit.