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VOL. 5, ISSUE 9 (2019)
Prescription auditing and drug utilization evaluation of antimicrobials in indoor patients of general medicine department at tertiary care teaching hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh
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Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Pankaj K Chaudhary, Dr. kumud Ranjan, Dr. Rajmangal choudhary, Dr. Manvendra Kumar
Abstract
Introduction: Drug Utilization Evaluation play a key role in managing healthcare system to understand, interpret, evaluate and improve the prescribing, administration and use of medications Objective: Most of the antibiotic utilization is empirical leading to their irrational prescriptions. Our present study aims in accessing the drug utilization pattern of Antimicrobials (AMAs) usage in a tertiary care hospital which helps in accessing rationality that aid in monitoring the drug efficacy and other factors related to patient safety. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted for a period of Six months from March 2019 to August 2019 in the Medicine department at GMC, Azamgarh (UP). Results: A total of 220 prescriptions were analyzed. Among the wide range of AMAs i.e., 825 antibiotics were prescribed where beta-lactams, cephalosporin were found in the maximum number i.e. 264(32%). Around 104 Patients i.e.47.27% was prescribed with two antibiotics, followed by 63(28.63%) patients with three antibiotics. Average numbers of AMAs prescribed were 3.75. Conclusion: Judicious use of antibiotics will reduce the burden of multi-drug resistance, increase better patient compliance and thereby enabling better patient management and limiting the resultant morbidity and mortality.
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Pages:52-57
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Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Pankaj K Chaudhary, Dr. kumud Ranjan, Dr. Rajmangal choudhary, Dr. Manvendra Kumar "Prescription auditing and drug utilization evaluation of antimicrobials in indoor patients of general medicine department at tertiary care teaching hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh". International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol 5, Issue 9, 2019, Pages 52-57
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