Journal of Applied Pharmacy
Open Access

Abstract

Evaluating the Awareness of Anti-depressants and Stress Level Among the Pharmacy Students of Jinnah University for Women

Saman Shahab Farooqui, Alveena Sadiq, Atiya Kaleem, Quratulain Pirzada, Saima Iqbal, KhadijaAslam, Safila Naveed

The aim of this study is to evaluate the awareness of anti-depressants and the stress level of studies among the pharmacy students of Jinnah University for Women. As we know that depression is a prevalent problem among the students now-a-days that affects the student’s ability to perform their daily routine activities. A cross-sectional study was conducted using an electronic questionnaire, which was distributed among the Pharmacy students of Jinnah University for Women, in order to evaluate their stress level of studies and to assess their understanding and practice regarding anti-depressants use. It has been concluded by this study, that the majority of the participants as they were the medical students, they were well aware of anti-depressants, its use, over dosage and side effects. Only few of the participants showed poor awareness regarding anti-depressants. Also stress level had been evaluated among the students. The most common antidepressant used was Citalopram. We recommend to conduct a seminar or session regarding the awareness of anti-depressants in future for the students in order to make them completely aware of its uses, side effects and risk factors.

Keywords: Anti-depressants; Stress level; Awareness; Pharmacy students

Published Date: 2021-03-25; Received Date: 2020-10-23