Purpose Self-medication (SM) using non-opioid analgesics (NOA) is contentious and increasingly recognized as a major public health concern with severe consequences, including masking of malignant and fatal diseases, risk of misdiagnosis, problems relating to over- and under-dosing, drug interactions, incorrect dosage, and choice of therapy. Herein, we aim to determine the prevalence of SM with NOA among pharmacy and medical students at Unaizah College, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. Patients and Methods A cross-sectional study using a validated self-administered questionnaire was conducted on 709 pharmacy and medicine students belonging to an age group of 21–24 years from Unaizah Colleges. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 21. Results Of 709 participants, 635 responded to the questionnaire. Our results showed a prevalence percentage of 89.6% using self-medicated NOA for pain management. The most common factor leading to SM in NOA was the mild nature of the illness (50.6%), and headache/migraine (66.8%) was the dominant health problem. Paracetamol (acetaminophen, 73.7%) was the most commonly used analgesic, followed by ibuprofen (16.5%). The most common and reliable sources of drug information were pharmacists (51.5%). Conclusion We observed a high rate of SM for NOA among undergraduate students. We believe that the adverse consequences of SM could be controlled through educational, regulatory, and administrative strategies by providing appropriate awareness sessions, and the role of pharmacists should be highlighted in preventing SM from NOA.

Public displays play an important role in information dissemination -market reports highlight the increasing number of displays deployed. Due to the often prominent placement of public displays in the physical environment, displays can play an important role in the dissemination of trusted content, particularly during emergency situations. In order to leverage displays in emergency situations however, appropriate content creation and dissemination technology is key to allow display and space owners to efficiently distribute important information and target affected user groups. In this paper, we present our lessons learned from designing and developing an emergency alerts system in the context of a large public display testbed. We provide insights into two design probes and feedback captured through focus groups with stakeholders of the display network. Based on the feedback, we provide insights into requirements captured and provide a discussion on lessons and design considerations. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI); Graphical user interfaces; Web-based interaction. KEYWORDS public displays, emergency alerts, user interface design ACM Reference Format:

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