This statistic depicts the results of a survey on common practices related to self-medication in Italy in 2017. According to data, about 70 percent of respondents consulted a doctor when taking an over-the-counter medication for the first time. Furthermore, about 88 percent of respondents stated they would always consult a doctor when their health problem did not disappear within a few days.
When you engage in self-medication to treat minor health problems, you...
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Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali, & Federchimica. (December 13, 2017). When you engage in self-medication to treat minor health problems, you... [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910344/practicing-self-medication-in-italy/
Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali, und Federchimica. "When you engage in self-medication to treat minor health problems, you...." Chart. December 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910344/practicing-self-medication-in-italy/
Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali, Federchimica. (2017). When you engage in self-medication to treat minor health problems, you.... Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910344/practicing-self-medication-in-italy/
Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali, and Federchimica. "When You Engage in Self-medication to Treat Minor Health Problems, You...." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910344/practicing-self-medication-in-italy/
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