Prescribing pattern of antibacterial drugs in a teaching hospital in Gondar, Ethiopia.
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.
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Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Ethiopia.
Desta
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Tadesse
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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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents