Abstract

EVALUATION OF PRESCRIBING PATTERNS OF ANTIBIOTICS IN ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT AT GBR HOSPITAL NARASARAOPET

V. Leela Lavanya*, Dr. R. B. Desireddy, P. Jaisree, P. Pujitha, R. Yaseswini and R. Lavanya

Abstract

Rational drug use is an important factor to be checked for the optimal benefit of drug therapy in patient care.[22] In India, many factors like illiteracy poverty, use of multiple health care system, drug advertising and promotion, sale of prescription, competition in medical and pharmaceutical market place and limited availability of drug information are the main reasons for not achieving the optimal health care.[23] Inappropriate use of drug also leads to increased cost of medical care, antimicrobial resistance, adverse effects and utilization evaluation (DUE) studies becomes one of the potential tools in evaluation of health system.[22-24] Drug utilization studies focuses on factors related to prescribing, dispensing, administering and taking of medication and associated events. Antibiotic is a chemical compound that inhibits the growth of microorganisms, such as Bacteria, fungi, or protozoans. it also includes any agent with biological activity against living organisms, however, the term is commonly used to refer to substances with anti-bacterial, anti-fungal or anti-parasitical activity.

Keywords: Rational Drugs, Antibiotics, Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa.