Quality Assessment of a Medical Prescription for Antibiotic Therapy

Objective: Our study aimed to assess the quality of antibiotic prescriptions and identify potential opportunities for improvement in antibiotic use in our setting. Methodology: This is how we conducted a prospective cross-sectional descriptive study which concerned 404 prescriptions collected in the pharmacy of the HGR mwangeji Results: The most prescribed antibiotic families were beta lactams with 60.15%, followed by imidazoles with 11.88% and fluoroquinolones or 8.1%; they were more prescribed in INN with 70% in the following galenic forms: tablets 46.8% followed by bottles 17.1% and finally suspensions with 12.6% with an unspecified route of administration in 80.9%. The dosage, dose, total quantity and duration of treatment were specified respectively as follows: 86.9%; 62.4%; 98.3% and 80.4%. Most of the prescriptions bore the name and first name of the patients 82.9%; The age of the patient was indicated at 75.2%; Almost all of the prescriptions did not have the weight of the patient indicated (97%); Almost all of them bore the sex of the patient (97.6%); Not all prescribers wore the patient's size (100%). In 84.4% of cases, prescribers had indicated their name on the prescriptions; A large number of prescription slips did not bear the prescriber status 86.6%; Almost all prescribers had indicated their place of practice 99.5%; 97% of prescribers had not indicated their contact details on the prescriptions; The minority 18.6% of prescribers had not signed on the prescriptions; The order number is shown on the majority of prescription slips 83.7%. Conclusion: The results of this study remain relevant. They will help improve training programs for health workers by establishing interactive information for practitioners, through visits and intensive supervision by more experienced managers in the hierarchy, this would be likely to optimize the quality of practitioners' prescriptions ; so that they better master the principles of prescribing antibiotics . Keywords: Prescription, Antibiotics, evaluation, quality, medical, antibiotic therapy