Prescription Pattern And Potential Drug- Drug Interactions of Patients Hospitalised For Urinary Tract Infection in A Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2016, Vol 11, Issue 5
Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are quite common in the community medical practice. The objective of our study was to know the prescription pattern of drugs used in the treatment of UTI. A retrospective observational study was conducted at Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore . The case records of 150 patients of either sex who were admitted to Father Muller college and hospital between May 2015 to April 2016 with diagnosis of UTI were studied. The incidence of UTI was more in females .Majority of patients were treated with antibiotics. Cephalosporins were most commonly prescribed group of antimicrobial agent followed by fluroquinolones.E.coli was the most common uropathogen isolated. Of 244 potential drug interactions noted, 54% were pharmacokinetic in nature.
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Pratibha omkar, Padmaja Udaykumar
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