To identify the perception towards selfmedication practice among community pharmacists. To study the attitude of community pharmacists towards dispensing errors. To study the various factors that influencing dispensing errors among community pharmacists. To determine the various ways to minimize the dispensing errors. Methods: The cross sectional study was carried out in Chengalpattu district over 75 pharmacies were included as samples. The study was conducted for 4 months. The sample was collected from the Medical shops / Community pharmacies in urban and rural care setting in Chengalpattu district, Chennai.

Keywords : Dispensing Errors, Professional Practice, SelfMedication, OTC medicines