Self-medication in pregnancy, double act of irresponsibility

Authors

  • Sandi Jiménez Puñales Hospital Universitario Ginecoobstétrico “Mariana Grajales”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
  • Yarima Bravo Torres Hospital Universitario Ginecoobstétrico “Mariana Grajales”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
  • Yordayka Elda Rivero Ramírez Policlínico “Paula María Pérez Morales”, Jibacoa, Manicaragua. ”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Keywords:

self medication, pregnancy

Abstract

Self-care is a form used to maintain health, a special separate what constitutes self-medication, it is an irresponsible act, especially when it is performed during pregnancy, especially if it occurs in the early stages, when the possibility of damage is greater. Self-medication is a problem that is prevalent worldwide and pregnant women are a subpopulation of interest to pharmacovigilance because medicines administered to the mother can cause adverse reactions in her and in the newborn. To prevent the negative effects of self-medication should educate patients and the population in general, and to offer information and counseling on the appropriate use of medications; the tool to achieve this is prevention, therefore self-medication in pregnancy is a double act of irresponsibility.

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Yordayka Elda Rivero Ramírez, Policlínico “Paula María Pérez Morales”, Jibacoa, Manicaragua. ”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara


 

 

 

 

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Published

2015-03-18

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Jiménez Puñales S, Bravo Torres Y, Rivero Ramírez YE. Self-medication in pregnancy, double act of irresponsibility. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2015 Mar. 18 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];9(1):58-61. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/185

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): January-March

Section

Comunications

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