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BMC Pediatrics BioMed Central Research article Open Access Self-medication for infants with colic in Lagos, Nigeria 1,2,3 2 2 Kazeem A Oshikoya* , Idowu O Senbanjo and Olisamedua F Njokanma Address: 1Pharmacology Department, Lagos State University College of Medicine, P.M.B 21266, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, 2Paediatrics and Child Health, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and 3Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, The Medical School, Derbyshire Childrens Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3DT, UK Email: Kazeem A Oshikoya* - med_modhospital@; Idowu O Senbanjo - senbanjo001@; Olisamedua F Njokanma - faconj@ * Corresponding author Published: 4 February 2009 Received: 25 July 2008 Accepted: 4 February 2009 BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9:9 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-9 This article is available from: /1471-2431/9/9 © 2009 Oshikoya et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: Infantile colic is a self-limiting condition that is distributed worldwide. It is often misdiagnosed as an organic disease for which an infant is admitted to the hospital. Many studies have described