COMMON TREND OF ANTIBIOTICS USAGE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN
Abstract
Background: Antibiotics are used to eradicate the pre- and postoperative infections in surgicalprocedures and in all others medical cases. However, inappropriate and indiscriminate use ofantimicrobial agents can potentially have a number of problems. The emergence of antimicrobialresistant bacteria, an increased number of patients experiencing adverse drug events, and increaseddrug-related cost have been documented. The objective of the study was to determine the trend ofuse of antibiotics and hospitalisation of patients in various units of a tertiary care hospital, toinvestigate practice variation of antimicrobial agents within the hospital, and to identify anddocument any opportunity for its improvement. Methods: A questionnaire containing relevantinformation about the study was prepared. Patients’ age, sex, diagnosis, duration of hospital stay andtype of antibiotic used were recorded and analysed, with particular reference to antibiotic group anddisease pattern, in 3 different treatment areas of Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC), Peshawar,Pakistan, from July 2006 to June 2007. Results: During the period under report, a total of 519patients were studied for their disease and the type of antibiotics used. The leading type of antibioticsreported were 3rd generation antibiotic used on 147 (28.33%) patients in the 3 units collectively, 1stgeneration 127 (24.47%), and penicillin 99 (19.08%), while macrolides were the least used.Conclusion: The available resources are needed to be effectively utilised, to minimise the hospitalstay due to rational use of antibiotics, and to minimise burden of antibiotics on poor patients.Keywords: Antibiotic usage, Tertiary care hospital, Peshawar, PakistanReferences
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