• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Feb 2024

    Positive Attitude Towards Personal Drug Selection among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College.

    • Anjan Khadka, Sanjog Gurung, Sujata Ghimire, Suvam Lahera, Toslima Mabuhang, and Neha Shah.
    • Department of Pharmacology, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 24; 62 (270): 125128125-128.

    IntroductionPersonal drug exercise helps in the selection of drugs depending on the criteria- safety, efficacy, suitability and cost. Undergraduate medical students are the future practitioners-in-training and should focus more on rational prescribing. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of positive attitudes towards personal drug selection among undergraduate medical students of a medical college.MethodsThis is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among second and third-year medical students after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Data was collected from 1 December 2022 to 30 May 2023. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.ResultsAmong 132 medical students, 126 (95.45%) (91.90-99.01, 95% Confidence Interval) of the students showed a positive attitude toward P-drug selection.ConclusionsThe prevalence of positive attitudes towards P-drug selection among medical students was found to be similar to other studies done in similar settings.Keywordsmedical students; medicine; perception; prevalence.

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