Open AccessInvestigation of Queries Related to Antimicrobial Agents Use in a Tertiary Hospital from 2015 to 2018
Author(s) -
Abdullah Althemery,
Amal Hassan Al-Najjar,
Mesfer Safar Almalki,
Abdullah Alfaifi,
Ahmed K. Al-Jassem,
Nehad J. Ahmed,
Ahmed A. Albassam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3330950
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , clindamycin , medicine , tertiary care , antibiotic resistance , health care , family medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology , economic growth , chemistry , organic chemistry
Aim: This study compares factors associated with requests for antimicrobial agents versus those for other types of treatment, contrasting the requests of pharmacists versus those of other health-care staff related to antimicrobial agents.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted for all requests received from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2018. A series of chi-squared tests was used to analyze the relationship between different categories. All data analyses were conducted using the R statistical computing language.
Results: In total, 2,423 requests were received from 2015 to 2018, of which antimicrobial agents accounted for 21.67%. The highest percentages of antimicrobial requests by pharmacists were related to administration and dosage forms, pregnancy and lactation, and stability. A majority of the requests were answered using tertiary resources. The most-requested information regarding antimicrobial agents was related to clindamycin.
Conclusion: Because many requests pertaining to antimicrobial agents were made, as a proportion of total drug and poison information centre requests, from 2015 to 2018, pharmacists should maintain and indeed expand their active role to combat antibiotic resistance.