Antibiotics Utilization Pattern in Pediatric Ward of Ghimbi Adventist Hospital, Ghimbi Town, Oromia Region, West Ethiopia
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Drug use evaluation is ongoing systematic process designed to maintain the appropriate and effective use of drugs. It is used to ensure that drugs are used appropriately, safely and effectively to improve patients’ health status.
The general objective of the study was to assess antibiotics utilization patterns in pediatric ward of Ghimbi Adventist Hospital (GAH), Ghimbi town, Oromia region, West Ethiopia.
A hospital-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the antibiotics utilization patterns in pediatric ward of GAH, West Wollega, Oromia region, West Ethiopia from February 9–20, 2015. Data were collected by using checklist which contained patient demography as well as pattern of antibiotics utilization. Systematic random sampling technique was used for data collection.
In this study, the major medical conditions for which antibiotics were prescribed include different types of pneumonia (18.75%) and acute gastroenteritis (AGE; 17.71%). The most commonly used antibiotics were Ceftriaxone and Augmentin which accounted for 18.22% and 16.72%, respectively; while the most commonly prescribed multiple antibiotic was Ampicillin plus Gentamicin (16.90%) followed by Ceftriaxone and Augmentin (12.68%).
In general, Ceftriaxone (18.22%) and Augmentin (16.72%) were identified to be the most commonly prescribed medications in this pediatric ward. The use of parenteral antibiotics and oral antibiotics was comparable in this study area. Overall there was good generic prescription as well as antibiotics prescriptions from the essential drug list (EDL) of Ethiopia in the study area as compared to other similar studies and the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Antibiotic selection should be based on culture and sensitivity test results, if possible.
Keywords: Antibiotics, antibiotic utilization, pediatrics, Ghimbi Adventist Hospital (GAH)
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Tesfaye F, Bekele A. Antibiotics Utilization Pattern in Pediatric Ward of Ghimbi Adventist Hospital, Ghimbi Town, Oromia Region, West Ethiopia. Trends in Drug Delivery. 2016; 3(1): 19–30p.
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