Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology

Sandeep Singh Bhadoriya

Publications

• Short Communication
  Drug Utilization Profile of Antibacterial Drugs for the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients in a Teaching and a Non-Teaching Hospital of Ujjain District
  Author(s): Sandeep Singh Bhadoriya, Rekha Sharma and Narendra MadoriyaSandeep Singh Bhadoriya, Rekha Sharma and Narendra Madoriya
  
  Objectives: The Hospital is a setting where a large number of drugs are administered to patients and the costs of hospitalization and drug treatment are high. Information on drug utilization in Hospitals and non-teaching hospitals are lacking in Ujjain. The present study was carried out to obtain information on the, drug utilization during the study period in 100 bed -days. Methods: This cross-sectional study about antibacterial drugs was carried out in two hospitals (teaching and non-teaching) for duration of six months. Prescription case records of 710 in-patients were included in this study and were subjected to analysis according to WHO indicators. Result: In 80.8 % of patients antibiotics were used which indicates that gross over use of drugs. The average number of antibiotic prescription was 1.99.Polypharmacy in 81.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1459.S4-007

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