Antimicrobial drug use in primary health care.
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%).
Uppal
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Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sarkar
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Giriyappanavar
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Kacker
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D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011320:Primary Health Care
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents