Gupta, DeveshGupta, Arvind Kumar2019-11-162019-11-162017-04Gupta Devesh, Gupta Arvind Kumar. Prescribing Pattern of Antimicrobial Agents in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - A Hospital Based Prospective Study. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 2017 Apr-Jun; 3(2): 111-1142454-98942454-9886http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184109Pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) is a noteworthy wellbeing concern prompting significant gynecological grimness among ladies in conceptive age gathering. Along these lines this review was attempted to dissect the medicine example of Antimicrobial Agents in patients experiencing Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics of World College of Medical Science and Research, Jhajjar, Haryana; for a period of 5 months during December 2016 to April 2017. A total of 210 prescriptions of clinically diagnosed PID cases from Outpatient Department (OPD) and Inpatient Department (IPD) were collected and analyzed in the department of Pharmacology based on Drug utilization WHO indicators. Results: Average number of AMAs per prescription was 2.26. Majority of patients prescribed were Antifungals (n=112, P=23.57%) followed by Fluoroquinolones (n=102, P=21.47%), Aminoglycosides (19.36%), Nitroimidazoles (16.0 %) and Doxycyclines (P=15.78%). Urinary antiseptics were the least prescribed class (3.78%). Individually, most commonly used agents of these is Clotrimazole + Tinidazole followed by Doxycycline and least prescribed was Nitrofurantoin. Conclusions: There was minimal difference between defined recommendations in standard treatment guidelines and the clinical use of antimicrobial agents. The only lacking part of this study was lesser use of generic drugs.Pelvic Inflammatory diseasesAntimicrobial agentDrug utilization studiesJournal ArticleIndiaAssistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, World College of Medical Science and Research, Jhajjar, HaryanaProfessor & Head, Dept. of Pharmacology, World College of Medical Science and Research, Jhajjar, Haryana