Behavior
self medication
self med·i·ca·tion
Subclass of:
Pharmacotherapy
Definitions related to self medication:
  • Self administration of medication not prescribed by a physician or administered in a manner not directed by a physician; can have deleterious effects.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The self administration of medication not prescribed by a physician or in a manner not directed by a physician.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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