... 8(1):4 0-9 .5. Lam CLK, Catarivas MG, Munro C, Lauder IJ: Self-medication among HongKong Chinese. Soc Sci Med 1994, 39(12):164 1-7 .6. Granek-Catarivas M, Lam CLK, Munro C: The use of self-medication ... 5:41http://www.cmjournal.org/content/5/1/41Page 9 of 9 Use of Chinese OTC medications andconsultations with Chinese medicine practitionersA total of 19.0% of the population used Chinese OTCmedications only whereas 7.2% used both ... commu-nity pharmacist and Chinese medicine retailers are responsible for providing western and Chinese over-the-counter(OTC) medications. Patterns of OTC uses reflect the characteristics of populations...