Antibiotic prescribing pattern in elderly acute diarrhoeal patients

Antibiotic prescribing pattern in paediatric in patients with first time wheezing

BACKGROUND Acute wheezers for the first time in life are an important target group for efforts aimed at reducing unnecessary antibiotic use. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of clinical, laboratory and radiological data on the decision to prescribe antibiotics to paediatric patients with first time wheezing as well as to seek criteria that would justify antibiotic use. METHODS A prospective...

Guideline-Based Prescribing in Frail Elderly Patients.

[Antibiotic prescribing in acute respiratory tract infections in general practice].

INTRODUCTION Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide threat to public health. Acute respiratory tract infections are the main reason for antibiotic prescribing in the Spanish paediatric population. The aim of the study was to describe the frequency of antibiotic prescription and their pattern of use in acute respiratory tract infections diagnosed in children in Primary Care in Aragón (Spain). ...

Study of Prescribing Pattern in Elderly Patients Visiting Medicine Outpatient Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Elderly have pathophysiological changes, higher incidence of chronic diseases, are at risk of polypharmacy and medication errors. Drug utilisation studies enable us to detect such problems and prioritize efforts to correct them. The current study was carried out with the objectives of delineating prescription pattern in elderly outpatients, determining the prescribing frequency of Potentially I...

Tensions in antibiotic prescribing.

Since 1999, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has funded seven centers across the country to provide practical guidance to physicians and other health care professionals about the drugs they prescribe. These Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) develop, translate and disseminate objective information on drugs to improve practice. The University of Pennsylvania...