Self-medication has become a serious public health problem globally. A recently published Google trends study on self-medication during the Covid-19 pandemic indicated an upward trend. The study showed an increase in the number of searches for self-medication worldwide since the pandemic was declared. With the widespread availability of the internet, self-diagnosis has taken on pandemic proportions. Self-medication is common in both developed and developing countries but higher in developing countries, due to wider increase of drug availability without prescription.

Source: The Star June 10, 2021 09:22 UTC