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Gulma, K. A.
- Antibiotic Prescription Profiles in some Health Institutions in Kebbi State, Nigeria
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1 Department of Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, NG
2 Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NG
1 Department of Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, NG
2 Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NG
Source
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol 13, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 34-39Abstract
The study was undertaken to evaluate antibiotic prescription pattern and usage in some health institutions in Kebbi State. This retrospective analysis of antibiotic prescription was carried out by assessing patients' medical records in ve general hospitals and a private hospital located in different regions in the state. Records such as age of patients, diagnosis, types of antibiotics prescribed&duration and type of test performed before antibiotics were prescribed were collated and analyzed. The result showed that 46.10% of the patients who visited those hospitals were prescribed antibiotics. Predominantly higher proportion of adults was prescribed antibiotics than children and more males were prescribed antibiotics than females. Culture and sensitivity tests were hardly performed in the hospitals. The predominant infection requiring antibiotic prescription was gastrointestinal in nature accounting for over 25% of infections in which antibiotics were prescribed. Regrettably however, majority of prescriptions containing antibiotics did not show any specic diagnosis rather only symptoms were recorded. The vastly employed antimicrobial agents across the six health institutions were β-lactams and metronidazole; and about half of the total number of cases did not show a treatment regimen of up to ve days. However, combination therapy is very common with an average overall percentage of 62.89%.Keywords
Infection, Antibiotic, Prescription, Culture, Sensitivity Test, Combination Therapy.- Stock Status Assessment of Health Commodities Used in the Management of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Kano State, Nigeria
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Authors
K. A. Gulma
1,
M. Abubakar
2,
B. L. Mohammed
3,
B. Musa
4,
S. Nata'ala
5,
M. I. Yusuf
6,
N. Jibril
7,
S. A. Abdullahi
8,
M. S. Hashim
9
Affiliations
1 Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of Health, Sokoto State, NG
2 Supply Chain Management System, Gwandal Center, Wuse II, Abuja, NG
3 Kano State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, C/o Ministry of Health Kano State, NG
4 Kano State Malaria Eradication Programme, C/o Ministry of Health Kano State, NG
5 Kano State Reproductive Health Department, C/o Ministry of Health Kano State, NG
6 Pharmacy Department, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kano State, NG
7 Pharmaceutical Services Department, Ministry of Health, Kano State, NG
8 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Nuhu Bamalli Maternity Hospital, Kano State, NG
9 Kano State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Kano State, NG
1 Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of Health, Sokoto State, NG
2 Supply Chain Management System, Gwandal Center, Wuse II, Abuja, NG
3 Kano State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, C/o Ministry of Health Kano State, NG
4 Kano State Malaria Eradication Programme, C/o Ministry of Health Kano State, NG
5 Kano State Reproductive Health Department, C/o Ministry of Health Kano State, NG
6 Pharmacy Department, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kano State, NG
7 Pharmaceutical Services Department, Ministry of Health, Kano State, NG
8 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Nuhu Bamalli Maternity Hospital, Kano State, NG
9 Kano State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Kano State, NG