title: Antimicrobial drug use in primary health care.
abstract: A survey was carried out to assess the extent and pattern of use of antimicrobials at two primary health care centres (PHCs) in northern India. At both PHCs 20-40% of all drugs prescribed were antimicrobials. The most prescribed antimicrobials at both PHCs were sulfa drugs (29%), followed by cotrimoxazole (15%) and penicillins (10%). The pattern of infectious diseases was similar at both PHCs; with respiratory tract infections heading the list (12%), followed by skin infections (10%), enteritis (7%), injuries (4%), unknown pyrexias (3%) and worm infestations (2%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uppal
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giriyappanavar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kacker
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011320:Primary Health Care
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents