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Background: Self-medication practice poses a positive impact when adequate patient adherence exists. As medical students commonly self-medicate, the aim is to find association between self-medication behavior and adherence among medical students in a private medical college in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 204 medical students of Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College, Dhaka, from October to December 2016. A pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2003 for counts and percentages. Association between self-medication behavior and adherence was assessed using Chi-square test. The statistical significance was set at P ≤ 0.05. Results: Students practising self-medication was 81.4%, and prevalence was more among 3