Prescribing patterns of antimicrobial usage in ophthalmology out patients department at tertiary care teaching hospital.

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dc.contributor.authorSuman, Rajesh Kumar
dc.contributor.authorMohanty, Ipseeta Ray
dc.contributor.authorGore, Varshav S
dc.contributor.authorIsrani, Neeraj
dc.contributor.authorDeshmukh, Y A
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-04T09:13:42Z
dc.date.available2015-11-04T09:13:42Z
dc.date.issued2015-03
dc.description.abstractBackground: Drug utilization provides prescribing behaviors of prescriber. Rational prescribing of antimicrobial drugs plays a crucial role in reducing the antibiotic resistance. The study aim was to analyze the patterns of antimicrobial prescribed ophthalmology outpatient department (OPD) patients. Methods: The study was an observational study completed over a period of 6 months, from July 2014 to December 2014. The study was conducted in Department of Ophthalmology, MGM Medical College, and Hospital Navi Mumbai. A questionnaire was specifi cally designed factoring patients’ demographical profi le, diagnosis of disease, drug regimen. Results: A total 125 prescriptions of patients were analyzed who visited ophthalmology OPD department. Maximum patients belonged to the age group of 41-50 years (27.2%), followed by age group of 31-40 years (25.6%). The proportion of male (59%) patients was more as compared to female patients (41%). Total drug prescribed was 296. Average drug per prescription was 2.36. Among 296 drugs, 144 were antibiotic prescribed. Average antibiotic per prescription was 1.15. Most commonly antibiotic prescribed was moxifloxacin. Most common fixed dose combination (FDC) of antibiotic prescribed was tobramycin plus loteprednol. Among total 125 patients, maximum patients were diagnosed with cataract (25%), followed by meibomitis (12%), conjunctivitis (24%), blephritis (9%), foreign body in eye (12%), psedophakia (10%) and other disease (8%). 96% of antimicrobial were prescribed from essential drug list. The FDC of antimicrobial (40%), fl uroquinolone (19%), aminoglycoside (13%), broad spectrum (12%), macrolide (9%), anti-viral (7%) was prescribed. Maximum number of drugs was found in the form eye drops (72%). Conclusion: The present study found that FDC of antibiotic was prescribed maximum. Most common dosage form of prescribed drug was eye drop. Prescription of drugs by brand name was a matter of concernen_US
dc.identifier.citationSuman Rajesh Kumar, Mohanty Ipseeta Ray, Gore Varshav S, Israni Neeraj, Deshmukh Y A. Prescribing patterns of antimicrobial usage in ophthalmology out patients department at tertiary care teaching hospital. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2015 Mar-Apr; 4(2): 290-293.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2319-2003
dc.identifier.issn2279-0780
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/165053
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijbcp.com/?mno=177980en_US
dc.subjectPrescribing patternsen_US
dc.subjectOphthalmologyen_US
dc.subjectOut-patientsen_US
dc.subjectFixed doseen_US
dc.subjectcombinationsen_US
dc.titlePrescribing patterns of antimicrobial usage in ophthalmology out patients department at tertiary care teaching hospital.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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