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The off label use of methylphenidate among medical students as a way to improve academic performance

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  • Jacqueline Elene de Faria Tolentino Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde image/svg+xml
  • José Paulo da Silva Netto Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51723/ccs.v30i01.396

Keywords:

Estudantes de medicina. Metilfenidato. Automedicação. Psicotrópicos., Medical students. Methylphenidate. Self medication. Psychotropic Drugs

Abstract

Objective: to identify the frequency of use of Methylphenidate by medical students at a medical school in Brasília - Distrito Federal. Methods: observational, analytical and cross-sectional study. A closed questionnaire was used, applied to the 1st to 5th grade students of the Medicine course. The data were tabulated and analyzed in the IBM SPSS 20.0 program. The significance level α ≤ 0.05 and the nominal variables were compared using the chi-square test. Conclusion: abuse of the use of methylphenidate among medical students of this faculty is known to improve academic outcomes. More than half have access to the drug without a prescription. 

 

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2019-10-31

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The off label use of methylphenidate among medical students as a way to improve academic performance. Com. Ciências Saúde [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 31 [cited 2026 Feb. 12];30(01). Available from: https://revistaccs.espdf.fepecs.edu.br/index.php/comunicacaoemcienciasdasaude/article/view/396

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