Mohamed Abd-Elghany Abd-Elaziz
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Title: Assessment of antibiotic prescription in hospitalized patients at Alkharj University Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Biography
Biography: Mohamed Abd-Elghany Abd-Elaziz
Abstract
Purpose: To review and understand types and pattern of antibiotic prescribed for patients admitting university hospital, in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Retrospective study using clinical data on antibiotic prescriptions in 925 patient cases chosen from 2500 patients admitting to university hospital by systematic sampling. All the antibiotic prescriptions written for therapeutic purposes were assessed and reviewed over the period of six months (from 1/06/2013 to 30/12/2013) in Alkharj, university Hospital, KSA. Data including patient’s demographic characteristics, clinical diagnosis, and the type of antibiotic administration were studied and analyzed. Results: Antibiotics were prescribed to 56.9% of patients, among which 55.7% were prescribed two or more kind of antibiotics. Two drugs were prescribed to 74%, three drugs for 22% and 4 or more than 5 drugs for only 4% of studied sample. Cephalosporin (73%) ranked first followed by quinoline (67%) then penicillin’s (42%). Conclusions: Further, long term and more detailed studies investigating antibiotics usage in Saudi Arabia, in an attempt to make rational choices for antibiotic use and recognize the potential problems of antibiotics abuse.