The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is one of the 16 hospitals retained by the Department of Health in Mindanao.1 It has a diverse clientele, mostly coming from the Davao Region (Region XI), SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) and Caraga Region (Region XIII). The SPMC Outpatient Department (OPD) consists of the following specialty clinics: Dental Medicine, Dermatology, Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Family and Community Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine, General Surgery, Urology, Cancer Institute, Heart Institute, Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, and Animal Bite and Treatment Center.2 This infographic shows the number of outpatient consultations in SPMC from January to December 2017, which totalled 449,355. The three outpatient departments with the highest numbers of outpatient consultations were: Family and Community Medicine (64,388 consultations), Obstetrics & Gynecology (58,757 consultations), and Internal Medicine (53,270 consultations). SPMC will expand its services in the future with the construction of the institutes or centers for Women and Newborn Health, Cancer, Kidney and Transplant, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Pediatrics, and Acute Care and Trauma. Each of these centers is projected to also run its own specialized outpatient services.
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The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is one of the 16 hospitals retained by the Department of Health in Mindanao.1 It has a diverse clientele, mostly coming from the Davao Region (Region XI), SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) and Caraga Region (Region XIII). The SPMC Outpatient Department (OPD) consists of the following specialty clinics: Dental Medicine, Dermatology, Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Family and Community Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine, General Surgery, Urology, Cancer Institute, Heart Institute, Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, and Animal Bite and Treatment Center.2 This infographic shows the number of outpatient consultations in SPMC from January to December 2017, which totalled 449,355. The three outpatient departments with the highest numbers of outpatient consultations were: Family and Community Medicine (64,388 consultations), Obstetrics & Gynecology (58,757 consultations), and Internal Medicine (53,270 consultations). SPMC will expand its services in the future with the construction of the institutes or centers for Women and Newborn Health, Cancer, Kidney and Transplant, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Pediatrics, and Acute Care and Trauma. Each of these centers is projected to also run its own specialized outpatient services.
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OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the antibiotic prescribing patterns in pediatric patients in the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) where it may encourage drug monitoring and improvement in the utilization of antibiotics in the department. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional study involving patient encounters selected using convenience sampling was conducted at the outpatient department of PCMC. All previously healthy pediatric patients aged 3 months to 18 years diagnosed with pediatric community- acquired pneumonia (PCAP) with no known acute and chronic comorbidities were included. The observed values of the antibiotic prescribing indicators were compared with the optimal values recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Index of Rational Drug Prescribing (IRDP) was calculated. RESULTS: A total of 600 patients diagnosed with PCAP were included in the study seen at the PCMC OPD from January 2020 to July 2022. Ninety-six percent of the patient encounters had at least one antibiotic prescribed (SD + 0.20). The average number of medicines prescribed per patient encounter was 2.05 (SD + 0.85). Of these, 100% were prescribed by generic name and were prescribed from the essential drug list. The most commonly prescribed medications were antibiotics (43.17%) with coamoxiclav (42.93%), amoxicillin (37.76%), and cefuroxime (7.59%) being the top three commonly prescribed antibiotics. CONCLUSION With respect to the IRDP, PCMC scores well with 3.16 where the most rational score is 4. However, this study highlights the high occurrence of prescribing antibiotics in the institution.
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