The Most Common Antibiotic Prescribed Among the Paediatric Population

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Published: Nov 4, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47191/ijpbms/v2-i11-02
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Antibiotics, Pediatric, Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Hospital, Mono therapy, Dual therapy

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Naif Abdullah Mohammed Alharbi
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Shaker Sulaiman Alharbi
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Ryouf Abdullah almotairi
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Reem Ali Alamri
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Aljwhara Abdulaziz Bin Sayyer
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Mastoorah Ayedh Alzaidi
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Atyaf Yahya Moafa
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Hamdi Ali Alanazi
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Objective: To gain a thorough understanding of antibiotic prescribing trends in the pediatric population.


Method: The study was designed as a prospective observational study to collect various data from pediatric patients in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of antibiotic prescription trends in pediatrics.


Result & conclusion: Data was collected from 90 pediatric patients, 41.1% (n = 37) of whom were male and 58.8% (n = 53) of whom were female. Antibiotics were prescribed to 71.1% (n = 64) of children, 17.7% (n = 16) of adolescents, and 10% (n = 9) of infants for the treatment of various infections. About 24.4% (n = 22) of patients were admitted to the hospital for three days, while 22.2% (n = 20) were only admitted for two days. The most common antibiotic prescribed by pediatricians is penicillin, which accounts for 46.6% (n = 42) of the total, followed by cephalosporin, which is seen in 35.5% (n = 32) of cases. By analyzing the prescription pattern of antibiotic use, it was discovered that the majority of patients, 66.7% (n = 60), received monotherapy, while 33.3% (n = 30) received dual therapy.

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Mohammed Alharbi, N. A. ., Alharbi, S. S., almotairi, R. A. ., Alamri, R. A. ., Bin Sayyer, A. A., Alzaidi, M. A., Moafa, A. Y. ., & Alanazi, H. A. . (2022). The Most Common Antibiotic Prescribed Among the Paediatric Population. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Bio Medical Science, 2(11), 479–483. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijpbms/v2-i11-02
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