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Evaluation of Prescribing Patterns of Antibiotics Using Selected Indicators for Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals and the Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) Classification by the World Health Organization

Hastanelerde Antimikrobiyal Kullanımı ile İlgili Seçilmiş Göstergeler ve Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Tarafından Tanımlanan AWaRe Sınıflandırması Kullanılarak Antibiyotik Reçeteleme Kalıplarının Değerlendirilmesi

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42–47
Publication Date
2022-11-02
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There is a need to maintain standard treatment guidelines in the hospital because it prevents irrational use of antibiotics.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: Antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to the world, and irrational use of antibiotics is a major contributing factor.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: A total of 1.000 prescriptions were analyzed during the study for antibiotic prescribing patterns.
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Conclusion & Impact:There is a need to maintain standard treatment guidelines in the hospital because it prevents irrational use of antibiotics.
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Abstract

Objectives: Antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to the world, and irrational use of antibiotics is a major contributing factor. Evaluation of antimicrobial use is underway with the help of indicators and the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of antibiotics into Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) categories. We aimed to evaluate the prescribing pattern of antibiotics using the AWaRe classification by the WHO and selected indicators for antimicrobial use in hospitals. Materials and Methods: A total of 1.000 prescriptions were analyzed during the study for antibiotic prescribing patterns. Antibiotic consumption was calculated using defined daily dose (DDD) methodology. The prescribing pattern was evaluated using the WHO classification of antibiotics into the categories AWaRe and using selected indicators (hospital and prescribing) for antimicrobial use in hospitals. Results: A total of 1.128 antibiotics were prescribed during the study. The 19-44 age group was prescribed a high number of antibiotics (n=510). Females were prescribed a high number of antibiotics compared with males (n=602). Azithromycin was the most commonly consumed antibiotic (14.97 DDD/1000/day). Four antibiotics from the Access category and five from the Watch category were prescribed in the study. The Watch category of antibiotics were consumed in a high number. There were no standard treatment guidelines in the hospital. In all, 98.0% of antibiotics were consistent with the hospital formulary and prescribed under generic names. The average number of antibiotics prescribed per patient was 1.12. The average duration of antimicrobial treatment was 5.24 days. The percentage of patients prescribed antimicrobials for pneumonia in accordance with treatment guidelines was 13.28%. Conclusion: Irrational use of antibiotics exists in hospitals. There is a need to maintain standard treatment guidelines in the hospital because it prevents irrational use of antibiotics.

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Amaç: Antibiyotik direnci dünya için önemli bir tehdit oluşturmaktadır ve akılcı olmayan antibiyotik kullanımı bu duruma önemli katkıda bulunan faktördür. Antimikrobiyal kullanımının değerlendirilmesi çeşitli göstergeler ve Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’nün (DSÖ) antibiyotiklerin “Erişim, İzleme ve Rezerv [Access, Watch ve Reserve (AWaRe)]” kategorilerine göre sınıflandırılmasının kullanılmasıyla devam etmektedir. DSÖ’nün AWaRe sınıflandırmasını kullanarak antibiyotik reçeteleme modelini ve hastanelerde antimikrobiyal kullanımı için seçilen göstergeleri değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma süresinde antibiyotik reçeteleme modelleri için toplam 1,000 reçete analiz edildi. Antibiyotik tüketimi, tanımlanan günlük doz metodolojisi (DDD) kullanılarak hesaplandı. Reçeteleme paterni, DSÖ antibiyotik sınıflandırması kullanılarak AWaRe kategorilerine göre ve hastanelerde antimikrobiyal kullanımı ile ilgili seçilen göstergeler (hastane ve reçete yazma) kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışma sırasında toplam 1,128 antibiyotik reçete edildi. On dokuz-kırk dört yaş grubuna fazla sayıda antibiyotik reçete edildi (n=510). Kadınlara erkeklere (n=602) kıyasla çok sayıda antibiyotik reçete edildi. Azitromisin en sık tüketilen antibiyotiktir (14,97 DDD/1000/gün). Çalışmada Access kategorisinden dört ve Watch kategorisinden beş antibiyotik reçete edildi. Watch kategorisindeki antibiyotikler yüksek sayıda tüketildi. Hastanede standart tedavi yönergeleri yoktu. Toplamda, antibiyotiklerin %98,0’ı hastane formüleriyle uyumluydu ve jenerik isimler altında reçete edildi. Hasta başına reçete edilen ortalama antibiyotik sayısı 1,12 idi. Ortalama antimikrobiyal tedavi süresi 5,24 gündü. Tedavi kılavuzlarına uygun olarak pnömoni için antimikrobiyal reçete edilen hastaların yüzdesi %13,28 idi. Sonuç: Hastanelerde akılcı olmayan antibiyotik kullanımı mevcuttur. Mantıksız antibiyotik kullanımını engellediği için hastanede standart tedavi kurallarının sürdürülmesine ihtiyaç vardır.

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MUGADA, V., MAHATO, V., ANDHAVARAM, D., VAJHALA, S. M. (2022). Evaluation of Prescribing Patterns of Antibiotics Using Selected Indicators for Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals and the Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) Classification by the World Health Organization. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 3, 42–47. https://ajindex.com/articles/613644

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