Evaluation Of Antibiotic Drug Utilization In Emergency Department At A Tertiary Care Medical College Hospital – A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Emergency department is a very busy department with many patients of in difficult situation. The drugs used in this cases are prime important. Antibiotics are the one of the major drugs commonly prescribed to save many lives. The main purpose of this research is to facilitate the rational use of drugs. To estimate the type of drug used and the prevalence of the drug, it is studied to see whether prescription guidelines are followed or not which was prescribed by WHO. The study was conducted in tertiary care hospital retrospectively from the records maintained by MRD. The antibiotic which is commonly prescribed in this research is amikacin which is an aminoglycoside antibiotic.