Prescribing pattern of antibiotics for children after admission in pediatric ward in Tikrit Teaching Hospital Yaseen Mohammed Nabhan1, Sarhat Ashoor R1,*, Abedalrahman Sarab K2 1College of Medicine-Tikrit University, Iraq 2Salah Aldeen Health Directorate, Iraq *Corresponding author: Ashoor R. Sarhat College of Medicine-Tikrit University, Iraq, E-mail: ashoor.sarhat@gmail.com.
Online published on 1 November, 2018. Abstract Antibiotic were commonly prescribed drugs in pediatrics. However the threat of antibiotic resistance among children is cause for concern. A cross sectional hospital based study of the administration patterns of antibiotics after admission was carried out on children admitted to pediatric ward of Tikrit Teaching Hospital from first of March to the first of June 2014 selected by simple random role. The G. E was the most prevalent diagnosis among children 103, 68.6%, pneumonia 31, 20.8%, and the rest were with different diagnoses 16 cases 10.6% (including UTI, meningitis, otitis media and encephalitis). About 30 cases, 20% of children were prescribed antibiotic by mother 19, 12.6% by G.P and about 101, 67.3% were given antibiotic prescribed by specialist doctor. Most 47, 31.3% given children were given mixed oral and injectable antibiotic, 96, 64% were given one coarse of injectable antibiotic only and 7, 4.6% given than one course of antibiotic. Cephalosporin's 107, 71.3%, penicillines 23, 15.3%, erthromycin 13, 8.0% and rifadine only in 7 cases, 4.6% were found to be the most frequently used antibiotic. Top Keywords Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics in Pediatric Ward in Tikrit, Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics in Children. Top |