Open AccessReserve Drug Indent Form and Its Impact on Antimicrobial Consumption and Sensitivity Pattern in the Medical Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Deepthi P Shridhar,
K B Anitha,
Mohandas Rai,
Anisha Fernandes
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10974.5593
Subject(s) - medicine , imipenem , emergency medicine , intensive care unit , meropenem , consumption (sociology) , defined daily dose , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , drug , antibiotic resistance , pharmacology , social science , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
A world without effective antibiotics is a terrifying but a real prospect. Overuse or misuse especially of newer and higher antimicrobials (AM) is of particular concern, as this contributes to development of resistance among microorganisms. To check this trend, the Reserve Drug Indent Form (RDIF) was introduced in our hospital and its impact on AM consumption, cost of therapy and the sensitivity pattern was studied in the medical intensive care unit (MICU).