self-medication
Noun
Meaning
self-medication (uncountable)
Medication of oneself without professional advice in order to treat a real or imagined condition.
Synonym: (rare) automedication
Hypernym: self-treatment
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Examples
“About hydroxychloroquine; first, we do not at any time and in any way support self-medication and if you heard that any person is taking medication of any type, it is obviously something prescribed by his doctor," the minister said.
I have always made a practice of self-medication to avoid the outrageous fees charged by those who attend medical school for a major portion of their lives and then expect outlandish compensation for all those missed years of lesser endeavors.
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PDMA), Japan Self-Medication Industry (JSMI), The Association of the European Self-Medication Industry (AESGP), BMI.
Mr Dodou advised the public to visit the hospital regularly for routine checkups, eat balanced diets, exercise, drink more water, have enough rest and avoid self-medication.
While this may not be true for everyone, most people who end up being heavily dependent on alcohol or drugs, use them as self-medication so as not to think about the challenges they face in life.