Abstract

To assess prescription pattern of antibiotics among patients in tertiary care hospital. Material and Methods: we selected 140 patients admitted in tertiary care hospital. Parameters such as average number of drugs per encounter, percentage of encounters with antibiotics, percentage of encounters with injection, percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name, percentage of drugs from essential drug list and diagnosis etc. was recorded. Results: Age group <18 years had 8 males and 4 females, 18-28 years had 12 males and 8 females, 28-38 years had 16 males and 10 females, 38-48 years had 20 males and 18 females and 48-58 years had 24 males and 20 females. Number of drugs per encounter was one drug in 75, two drugs in 30, three drugs in 20 and four drugs in 15. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Average number of drugs per encounter was 1.7%, percentage of encounters with antibiotics was 70.2%, percentage of encounters with injection was 6.4%, percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name was 96% and percentage of drugs from essential drug list was 95%. Commonly prescribed antibiotics was amoxicillin in 65, ciprofloxacin in 20, azithromycin in 18, metronidazole in 12, ceftriaxone in 15, cephalexin in 8 and clarithromycin in 7. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Commonly prescribed antibiotic was amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin and azithromycin.

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