Open AccessIMPROVING ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING PATTERN AND ASSESSMENT OF CO-MORBIDITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
Author(s) -
K Shyama,
A R Prudence
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences/international journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-0097
pISSN - 0975-1491
DOI - 10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i2.15495
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , respiratory tract infections , observational study , gastroenterology , respiratory tract , respiratory system , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the antibiotic prescribing pattern and co-morbidities associated with lower respiratory tract infections by means of cross-observational study.Methods: A cross-sectional, open labelled and observational study was undertaken in a multi-speciality hospital for a period of 9 mo (November 2013-July2014). Lower respiratory tract infected patients who satisfied the selection criteria were included in the study. They were followed clinically and biochemically in the study. Results: During the study period, most predominant antibiotics used were cephalosporin’s which constitute about 63 % (with 3 rd generation being the highest). Hypertension was found to be the most frequent co-morbidity (43%). Route of administration for most of the patients was parenteral followed by tablets and a very few on capsules. A few were changed from parenteral to oral when they met with the clinical criteria’s for switching over therapy.Conclusion: This study describes the antibiotic prescribing pattern and co-morbidities associated with lower respiratory tract infected patients.