Outpatient Doxycycline Therapy: Frequency of Its Use and Its Prescribing Patterns in a Public Hospital
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-215919
ABSTRACT
Aim:
The aim of this study was to identify the outpatient doxycycline therapy Frequency of its use and its prescribing patterns in a public hospital.Methodology:
This was a retrospective study which was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj City in 2018. The outpatient prescriptions were reviewed to evaluate the prescription patternsof Doxycycline.Results:
The study results found that about 48.38% of the patients were female and about 62.90% were from Saudi Arabia. Doxycycline was prescribed mainly by resident physicians. Doxycycline was prescribed mainly in the emergency department followed by obstetrics & gynecology department.Conclusion:
Doxycycline was prescribed infrequently in the outpatient settings; it is reserved only for specific conditions. It is important to use antibiotics wisely by the patients and to prescribe and dispense antibiotics including doxycycline appropriately by health care professionals.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Observational study
Year:
2020
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