Open AccessDrug utilization, rationality, and cost analysis of antimicrobial medicines in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Northern India: A prospective, observational study
Author(s) -
H V Bimba,
Vandana Roy,
Akash Batta,
Mradul Kumar Daga
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/ijp.ijp_225_19
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , medical prescription , emergency medicine , abc analysis , prospective cohort study , defined daily dose , health care , pharmacology , operations management , inventory management , economics , economic growth
The burden of bacterial infections is huge and grossly under-represented in the current health-care system. Inappropriate use of antimicrobial medicines (AMMs) poses a potential hazard to patients by causing antibiotic resistance. This study was conducted to assess the: (i) AMM consumption and use patterns in patients attending the outpatients and inpatients of Medicine and Surgery departments of the hospital. (ii) Appropriateness of the AMM in the treatment prescribed, and (iii) cost incurred on their use in admitted patients.