Open AccessA prospective study to evaluate antimicrobial prescribing pattern among admitted patients in hilly Himalayan region of northern India
Author(s) -
Gandham Ravi,
Gaurav Chikara,
Arkapal Bandyopadhyay,
Shailendra Handu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1230_20
Subject(s) - medicine , ceftriaxone , medical prescription , antimicrobial , defined daily dose , amoxicillin , observational study , antibiotics , clavulanic acid , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , pediatrics , chemistry , organic chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology
Global scenario of antimicrobial (AM) utilization depicts 20-50% inappropriateness. Majority of the hospital admissions are due to unwanted effects because of non-judicial usage of these drugs. The present study focuses on utilization pattern of antimicrobials (AMs) in a tertiary care hospital in northern India.