Self-medication as Part of Primary Health Care

Vilma Estela Henriquez Perez (vlcek@faf.cuni.cz)

Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Summary

Self-medication has become an essential aspect of healthcare. The over the counter drugs (OTC) are now available for a lot of diseases, and their number will drastically increase in the future. I as pharmacist endeavour to describe the main roles and responsibilities of the principal elements concern in this matter.