Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics in Patients Attending ENT opd in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 9
Abstract
Background :The principal aim of drug utilization studies is to facilitate rational use of drugs in patients. .Irrational use of antibiotics has resulted in the development of drug resistant organisms in the community. Significant changes in the antibiotic prescription pattern are required to decrease the prevalence of antibiotic resistance. This in turn gives rise to the need for scrutinizing the prescribing pattern of antibiotics by the physicians so as to ensure judicious use of antibiotics. Aim : To assess the prescribing pattern of antibiotics in patients attending ENT OPD in a tertiary care hospital Materials and Methods : A prospective, observational study was carried out for a period of three months from May 2017 to July 2017 in the outpatient department of Government ENT hospital, koti, Hyderabad. Prescriptions were collected randomly from around 300 patients attending the ENT outpatient department after obtaining informed consent. The data were collected in the predesigned proforma for analysis. Results : Out of 300 patients, the proportion of female patients were more (57%) compared to male patients (43%). Maximum number of patients belonged to the age group of 21-30 years. Among the 300 patients,164 patients were diagnosed with ear disease (55%), 81 patients (27%) with throat disease and 55 patients (18%) with disease of nose. Amoxycillin and clavulanic acid combination was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic (55%), followed by Ciprofloxacin (21%) and Amoxycillin (15%).Azithromycin was prescribed in 7% of cases followed by cefpodoxime in 3% of cases.The most commonly prescribed topical preparation was ciprofloxacin ear drops (45%). Along with antibiotics, the other drugs which were prescribed were NSAIDS (25%), Proton pump inhibitors (14%) and Antihistamines (25%). Conclusion: Amoxicillin and clavulanic acid combination was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic in our study. Interventions to rectify the use of brand names is necessary to promote rational drug use. An antibiotic policy has to be developed for the doctors in treating infections so that rationality in using the antibiotics will be developed and the occurrence of antibiotic resistance can be reduced
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Vanitha M, Vineela M, Benjamin Rajendra Kumar P, Sandeep P
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