Application of Antibiotics in 843 Inpatients and Analysis of Irrational Drug Use
- VernacularTitle:843例住院患者抗菌药物应用情况调查及不合理用药分析
- Author:
Jian QIAO
;
Yaqun WANG
;
Yongzhi CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antibiotics;
Irrational use of drugs;
Analysis
- From:
China Pharmacy
2005;0(17):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the use of antibiotics in the inpatients of our hospital.METHODS:The medical records of inpatients from Jan.2004 to Dec.2006 randomly selected in our hospital were analyzed statistically in respect to the irrational use of antibiotics.RESULTS:Of the total 1,120 inpatient medical records examined,843(75.3%) used antibiotics,56 involved irrational use of antibiotics,which manifested as improper in dosage,dosage regimen,drug combination or solvents selection etc.CONCLUSION:The irrational use of antibiotics is quite common,thus the role of clinical pharmacists should be strengthened to promote rational use of antibiotics in clinical practice.