A Study on Rational Use of Fluoroquinolones Class Antibiotics and Meropenem Antibiotic at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2018, Vol 13, Issue 2
Abstract
The inappropriate and unnecessary use of antibiotics is a common practice in health care system. It has been observed that the irrational use of antibiotics leads to an escalation in the both mortality and morbidity rate in community, increase healthcare cost and develop resistance against antibiotics. Data was retrieved from Patient Medical Record and stored in a data collection form for a period of 6 months. Rationality of the prescriptions was assessed by equating the obtained data with Antimicrobial policy GHG/BGSGH/HIC/02/ Version No. 5 issued on 20th December 2016 which was designed based on NABH standard reference: HIC/02(g) followed in our hospital setting for the prescription of antibiotics. A total of 150 prescriptions were collected in which 65 were females and 85 were males.56 prescriptions contain meropenem, in which 33 were rational and 23 were irrational followed by levofloxacin 35 prescriptions in which 28 were rational and 7 were irrational. Although most of the prescriptions out of 150 were rational but still, 47 prescriptions came out to be irrational, so measures to be taken in such a way to reduce the irrationality of the prescriptions.It is recommended to guide antibiotics utilization according to microbiology and discontinue empirical therapy as soon as possible.
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Chalasanihyndhavi . , Sadhu Koushik Reddy, Somalaprabhukiran Reddy
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