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                  Objective: To determine the impact of Internet use on self-medication among non medical health workers at the Iquitos Hospital, 2024. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study. A total of 261 participants were interviewed using simple random sampling. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Poisson regression. Results: A total of 65.9% of participants reported self-medication in the past six months, with NSAIDs being the most used medication (75.48%). The most common symptoms were pain (56.32%) and respiratory symptoms (55.17%). Lack of time (25.67%) and easy access to medicines (19.92%) were the main reasons for self-medication. Internet use for medical information was reported by 86.21% of participants, with search engines such as Google (37.74%) and social media (34.10%) being the most commonly used sources. Use of social media was s...