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The Ministry of Health in Uganda has raised awareness about the dangers of analgesic selfmedication,but many Ugandans still use painkillers alongside antibiotics without aprescription. A study conducted at Bweramule Health Center III, Ntoroko District, found that52% of patients took leftover analgesics from prescriptions, 62.2% received them fromfriends and family, 57.8% followed painkiller drug advertisements, 55.5% self-memed withother drugs, and 64.2% believed minor diseases were more likely to cause self-medication.Most patients could travel 5-10 kilometers for a prescription, and 74.4% of analgesics wereout of stock in health facilities. 78.9% of patients reported doctors being absent to prescribefor them, 65.6% reported that health workers did not mistreat patients, and 86.7% reportedlong waiting times for prescribed analgesics. Both individual and facility-related factorsinfluenced self-medication with analgesics