2019
DOI: 10.13040/ijpsr.0975-8232.10(5).2285-89
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Abstract: The main objective was to study the prescribing pattern of antibiotic in a tertiary care hospital to assess the frequency and prescribing the practice of antibiotics. The study includes an observational study of antibiotic prescribing patterns conducted over 6 months. In this study, enrolled 300 patients who were prescribed with antibiotics from both outpatient and inpatient department. Data were collected from the patient's chart and was subjected to analyze by performing descriptive statistics. In the presen… Show more

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“… 9 Another study focusing on prescribing antibiotics to insured patients in Dar es Salaam reported that penicillins were the most preferred group of antibiotics, followed by nitroimidazoles. 32 The findings are further different from what was observed in tertiary care hospitals in India, where cephalosporins 37 and β-lactam antibiotics 27 were the most frequently prescribed antibiotics. Also in Pakistan, where cephalosporins were the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics, followed by penicillins and fluoroquinolones.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 58%
“… 9 Another study focusing on prescribing antibiotics to insured patients in Dar es Salaam reported that penicillins were the most preferred group of antibiotics, followed by nitroimidazoles. 32 The findings are further different from what was observed in tertiary care hospitals in India, where cephalosporins 37 and β-lactam antibiotics 27 were the most frequently prescribed antibiotics. Also in Pakistan, where cephalosporins were the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics, followed by penicillins and fluoroquinolones.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 58%