Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.

Publisher: Biomed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101462768 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1756-0500 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17560500 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Res Notes Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: London : Biomed Central, 2008.

Practice Patterns, Physicians'*; Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use ; Respiratory Tract Infections/*drug therapy; Child ; Drug Prescriptions ; Ghana ; Hospitals, Municipal ; Humans

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the rational use of antibiotics in children with URTIs in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Ghana.
Results: A total of 839 medicines were prescribed, 237 were antibiotics. The mean number of medicines prescribed per patient encounter was 3.1. The percentage of patient encounters with antibiotics was 28.2 and 0.4% for injections. The percentage of medicines prescribed by generic was 93.8% and from the essential medicines list was 94.9%. Ninety-two of patients received amoxicillin. Polypharmacy was common as prescriptions with five to six medicines per patient encounter was found. Some prescribers are not following the WHO/INRUD requirement of prescribing medicines in their generic and from the essential medicine list of the country.

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Keywords: Antibiotics; Children; Ghana; Medicine; Rational; Upper respiratory tract infection

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Date Created: 20180706 Date Completed: 20181211 Latest Revision: 20240328

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PMC6031134

10.1186/s13104-018-3542-z

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