title: Prescribing pattern of antibacterial drugs in a teaching hospital in Gondar, Ethiopia.
abstract: The prescribing pattern of antibacterial agents was analyzed by reviewing case notes of 407 patients discharged between October and November 1992 from a teaching hospital in Gondar, North-West Ethiopia. Seventy percent had received one or more antibacterials. Most exposure was in surgical ward (84%) followed by paediatric (82%), orthopaedic (78%), medical (72%), gynaecologic (58%) and obstetric (20%) wards. The antibacterials most frequently prescribed were penicillin G (25%), chloramphenical (24%), and ampicillin (20%). The total list numbered 13 and included no cephalosporines or quinoline derivatives. The preliminary survey indicated an inappropriate use of antibacterials and suggested the need to develop a policy on hospital antibacterial use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aseffa
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Desta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tadesse
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D005002:Ethiopia; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents