Pattern of antibiotic use in a medical unit of teaching hospital

ABSTRACT

Antibiotic use was analyzed in a Medical Unit of a teaching hospital [Government based]. Data show that 73.33% of patients were prescribed one or more antibiotics. 73.13% of patients used the prescribed drug[s], 25% of patients used antibiotics without any indication [as given in drug information leaflet] and 60% of patients were given multiple antibiotics.Penicillins, Metronidazole, Quinolones, Aminoglycosides, Cephalosporins, Chloramphenicol and sulphonamides is descending order of different antibiotics according to their use. More than half of the patients receive these drugs for 3 days. It is concluded that the antibiotic use in our hospital looks to be quite irrational and may lead to higher toxicity and emergence of resistant organisms