Pattern of use of antibiotics, analgesic and gastroprotective agents on surgical indoor patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India

Dr. Rasbihari Hembram; Dr. Subikas Biswas; Dr. Chanchal Kumar Dalai

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Pattern of use of antibiotics, analgesic and gastroprotective agents on surgical indoor patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India

Dr. Rasbihari Hembram, Dr. Subikas Biswas, Dr. Chanchal Kumar Dalai

Abstract :

Background: antibiotics and analgesic are frequently use drugs are commonly prescribed on patients of surgical indoor. Its common practice to use gastroprotective agents on indoor patients to prevent stress ulcer, also used along with non–steroidal anti–inflammatory agents (NSAIDS) to prevent drug induced peptic ulcer.

Aim– to evaluate the pattern of use of antibiotics, analgesic and gastro protective agents use on surgical indoor patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India.

Design: observational, cross–sectional, unicentric, drug utilization study

Results:A total of 302 prescriptions were studied; 291 patients received atleast one antibiotic.Ceftraixone is frequently used antibiotic. Diclofenac is frequently used analgesic whereas pantoprazole is used frequently as gastro protective agent.

Conclusion: Beta–Lactum antibiotics were most commonly prescribed and poly–antibiotics prescriptions were the common pattern.