Drug Utilization Evaluation of Antibiotics at A Tertiary Care Hospital

BACKGROUND: Drug utilization evaluation studies are critical in understanding patient prescription patterns, which help to improve the suitable and efficient use of antibiotics. Studies that evaluate drug use are crucial in determining patient prescription patterns, which aid in improving suitable and efficient use of antibiotics and creating the right guidelines for their use in hospitals. METHODOLOGY: A Prospective observational Study is planned to be conducted on 83 patients admitted to general medicine ward. The study individuals were selected using inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data was collected by evaluating treatment charts of the patients. At the conclusion of the investigation, the acquired data were meticulously compiled and statistically analyses. RESULTS: The study results show the prescribing pattern of antibiotics, where the class of antibiotics were found as 28% of Tetracycline, 18% of Fluroquinolone, 15% of Nitroimidazole, 49% of Cephalosporins, 24% of penicillin’s, 13% of Macrolide. The therapeutic outcomes were recorded in which 67% were cured, 26% was controlled and 6% patients show no improvement. CONCLUSION: The current investigation could evaluate antibiotic prescribing patterns, antibiotic therapeutic outcomes, and culture sensitivity patterns. In the study population, cephalosporins were most often administered antibiotics, followed by tetracyclines. According to the culture sensitivity pattern, streptococcus pneumonia, mycobacterium tuberculosis, and hepatitis A virus were the next most common bacteria found. According to statistical analysis, a patient's age will have an impact on their recovery. In these investigations, the vast majority of patients were healed.