Self-medication is an important health issue especially in developing countries like India. This study aims to evaluate the practice of self-medication in the patients coming to A.H Vijaypur for OPD consultation. The study was conducted on a total of 100 patients and data was collected by interview using a questionnaire. Our study revealed the demographic profile of the people who resorted to self-medication, the drugs used as self-medication, reasons behind the practice, the source of information regarding the self-medication and the depth of knowledge if any about the drugs used as self-medication. . It is hoped that this study will stimulate more attention towards research on the practice of self-medication which is an important but controversial medication issue.