Prescribing pattern of antibacterial drugs in a teaching hospital in Gondar, Ethiopia.
East Afr Med J
; 72(1): 56-9, 1995 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-7781559
ABSTRACT
The prescribing pattern of antibacterial agents was analyzed by reviewing case notes of 407 patients discharged between October and November 1992 from a teaching hospital in Gondar, North-West Ethiopia. Seventy percent had received one or more antibacterials. Most exposure was in surgical ward (84%) followed by paediatric (82%), orthopaedic (78%), medical (72%), gynaecologic (58%) and obstetric (20%) wards. The antibacterials most frequently prescribed were penicillin G (25%), chloramphenical (24%), and ampicillin (20%). The total list numbered 13 and included no cephalosporines or quinoline derivatives. The preliminary survey indicated an inappropriate use of antibacterials and suggested the need to develop a policy on hospital antibacterial use.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Padrões de Prática Médica
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Hospitais Universitários
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1995
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Article