Drug Utilization and Evaluation of Antibiotics and Classifying them based on WHO AWaRe Classification

Akshitaa Suresh Kumar; Vaishnavi Prasannan; M. Shridhar; Soumya

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.10836

Drug Utilization and Evaluation of Antibiotics and Classifying them based on WHO AWaRe Classification

Author(s)	Akshitaa Suresh Kumar, Vaishnavi Prasannan, M. Shridhar, Soumya
Country	India
Abstract	Antibiotics are the most prescribed medicaments in medical practices worldwide. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics adds to the emergence of Antibiotic resistance (ABR) leading to inefficiency of antibiotics. WHO fostered three unique classification systems - Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe classification)- a tool to identify the safe use of antibiotics. The study aimed to evaluate antibiotic use in the Department of Surgery using the WHO ATC/DDD method and further classified the antibiotics based on WHO AWaRe Classification. An observational study was carried out among 305 samples in the In-Patient Department of Surgery at a teaching hospital, in Bangalore. Data was collected from the patient’s case files using a self-designed data collection form. The collected data were entered in Microsoft Excel and appropriate statistical analysis were performed. It was found that most (28.53%) of the patients belonged to the age group of 38-47 years and most of them received antibiotic therapy as prophylaxis (69%). It was found that Ceftriaxone (28.51%), Metronidazole (21.15%), and Cefixime (18.52%) were the most frequently prescribed antibiotics. The most frequently prescribed antibiotic class was Beta-lactams (65.3%), and most prescribed antibiotics belonged to the Watch Group (53%). The most utilized antibiotics were Ceftriaxone (3.32 DDD/100 bed days) followed by Cefixime (2.15 DDD/100 bed days) and Metronidazole (1.59 DDD/100 bed days). This study shows a need to prepare and implement proper policies or guidelines for prescribing antibiotics in the hospital.
Keywords	ABR, WHO, AWaRe, ATC/DDD
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On	2023-12-25
Cite This	Drug Utilization and Evaluation of Antibiotics and Classifying them based on WHO AWaRe Classification - Akshitaa Suresh Kumar, Vaishnavi Prasannan, M. Shridhar, Soumya - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.10836
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.10836
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gs98sr

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