Abtract Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy Title of diploma thesis: The analysis of self-medication with antibiotics in Kaliningrad region - pilote study Student: Kira Matveicheva Supervisor: prof. PharmDr. Jiří Vlček, Ph.D. Consultant: Tatiana Belkina, Ph.D. Objectives: In the theoretical part, I will focus on the self-medication with antibiotics, including its causes and consequences, and the problems associated with the emergence of antibiotic resistance. The aim of the practical part is to analyze the probability and reasons of self-medication with antibiotics in the Kaliningrad region. Methods: A study was conducted from July-August 2015 of community pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants in Kaliningrad region, Russia. The theoretical part contains a literature research about self-medication with antibiotics and antibiotic resistance which was performed through using PubMed. The main keywords which were used were: "self- medication; antibiotics use; antimicrobial resistance". In practical part was used a self- administered questinnaire to assess antibiotic dispensing without a medical prescription by pharmacists/ pharmaceutical assistants and causes of self-medication practices. Results: Eighty questionnaires were completed, with a...