TY - SER TI - Los fármacos nos invaden: un estudio efectuado entre alumnos de Enfermería SN - 0210-5020 N1 - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 18 N2 - Aspects related to the drugs present in the home of the students of the E.U.E. of Barcelona, ​​as well as the level of information that users classified as <> have about the medications they use. To find out, a questionnaire that was passed to the students during April 1989 has been used. The median number of drugs present at home was 19. 56% of the students responded that they live with at least one person who has received treatment for a period of at least one year. Regarding the information, it is observed that reading the package insert is superior to understanding it and knowing the possible side effects. Finally, the study highlights the role of health education as a useful means to avoid the accumulation of drugs at home and, above all, to curb the indiscriminate consumption of drugs ER -