Vol. 5 (02) pp. 1458-1461 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3299

ANALGESICS OVERUSE AMONG STUDENTS OF DAMMAM AND KING FAISAL UNIVERSITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA.

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  • Neurology department, King Faisal University,KSA-Mansoura University, Egypt.
  • Fifth year medical student, King Faisal University, KSA.
  • Medical intern, University of Dammam, KSA.
  • Medical intern, Hail University,KSA.
  • General practitioner, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Abstract

Background: Migraine prevalence in KSA range from 2.5 to 5% according to a study conducted in 2010. Chronically affected migraine patients are more likely, than other headache patients, to overuse analgesics. Overuse of analgesics among patients with episodic migraine put them at great risk of getting chronic migraine.The Aim of this study is to determine whether students with migraine in Dammam and King Faisal universities overuse analgesics or not. Subjects and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in July 2016 among students with migraine in Dammam and King Faisal universities.Participants (n =195) completed a questionnaire to assess current migraine medication and how many days the medications are used per month. Results: 143 (72.8%) students are using drugs to relieve headache once it has started. 12 (6.2%) students out of the total responders reported analgesia overuse. Panadol was the most commonly used medication by over users. 10 (83.3%) out of the 12 consumed it (P= .071). Panadol was followed by Ibuprofen that was taken by 5 (41.7%) overusers, followed by Aspirin which was taken by 2 (16.7%) of the overusers. Conclusion:This study showed that small percentage of the participants were overusers. Even though most of the participants were from medical and medical related colleges, most of the overusers were from non-medical colleges. In general, Panadol was the most consumed drug by participants followed by Ibuprofen.

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How to Cite This Article

Ashraf Ahmed Zaher, Layla Hussain Al-Khamees, Najeeb Mansour Ahmed Al Mohammedali, Farah Dhafi Ali Alshammari and TalibWasil Al Jareedan. (2017); ANALGESICS OVERUSE AMONG STUDENTS OF DAMMAM AND KING FAISAL UNIVERSITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (02), 1458-1461, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3299

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Najeeb Mansour Al Mohammedali
Medical Intern, University of Dammam, KSA.
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