Journal of Bioequivalence & Bioavailability

Abstract

Prevalence and Consequences of Misuse of Antibiotics, Survey Based Study in Karachi

Naveed S, Qamar F, Maqsood A, Ayub A, Kauser H, Malik H, Fatima K and Hameed A

Antibiotic misuse is one of the major problems of our society. This is the survey based study that was designed to check the prevalence of antibiotic misuse and to prevent the emergence of antibiotics resistance. Different questions were asked to 200 university students in the month of November-2014. According to our survey report, 52.5% participants got infections yearly, 70% use antibiotics rarely, 68.5% purchase antibiotics outside of hospitals, 77% purchase antibiotic only on prescriptions, only 47.5% seek advice from health care professionals, 83% follow complete course, 65% thinks antibiotics are not effective anymore, 73.5% didn’t experienced any side effects from antibiotics, 41% don’t know that the misuse of antibiotic is harmful, while only 27.5% thinks that the antibiotics used will be effective in future for the same infection. We concluded that the major factor that leads to antibiotic misuse and its resistance is lack of awareness.