Analysis of Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics in Paediatric Urinary Tract Infection at A Teaching Hospital
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Drug utilization studies are always necessary for evaluation of judiciousness of prescription. This study was conducted to analyse and asses the rationality of prescribed antimicrobials in paediatric urinary tract infection. Material and methods: This prospective observational study was done in the department of Paediatrics in a teaching hospital in Nepal for 6 months duration in patients under 16 years of age diagnosed as UTI without any other co-morbidity. Data was collected by using a self-designed data collection form. Results: In this study, out of 71 patients the percentage of male and female patients were 42.25% and 57.74% respectively. Escherichia coli was the most common organism responsible for paediatric urinary tract infection (59.15%). Most commonly used antibiotics as a single drug was ceftriaxone (23.94%). Amikacin with ceftriaxone was most commonly prescribed antimicrobial combination (25.35%). Number of drugs per prescription and number of antibiotics per prescription was 2.42 ± 0.64 and 1.30 ± 0.46 respectively ; percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name was 83.7%. Conclusion: In our study average number of drugs per prescription was found to be optimal as according to world health organization / International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (WHO/ INRUD) prescribing indicators. Drugs were prescribed for proper indications, in proper dosage and for appropriate durations. We can expect that the results from this study would help to formulate or amend antimicrobial policy.
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Jyotirmoy Adhikary1, B. K Sarmah, Anish Giri
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