Abstract Background Globally, between 20 to 50% of antimicrobial consumption is
inappropriate, causing significant impact on the quality of care, cost of therapy and incidence …

Paediatric antibiotic prescription is a major concern in terms of public health, since infections
are the most frequent cause of childhood disease. The aim of this a hospital-based cross …

Background Antibiotics use in in children are different from adults due to a lack of data on
pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, efficacy and safety of drugs, different physiological …

ABSTRACT A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Out Patient Department of
Sassoon Hospital. Twelve hundred prescriptions were randomly collected over 10 days and …

Background: Subsidizing the cost of medicines through insurance schemes increases
consumption of medicines and may contribute to irrational use of antibiotics. Objectives: To …

Irrational prescribing of drugs is a major health concern in developing countries like
Bangladesh. A study was therefore undertaken in a hospital, situated in Rajshahi region of …

Background: The state of pregnancy requires that all medications should be prescribed with
specific caution. The physiological state of pregnancy has an effect on the pharmacokinetics …

Background: Antimicrobials are nonreplaceable in the treatment of bacterial infections and
thus should be used judiciously. In Nigeria, there is currently no restriction on the …

Background: Antimicrobial stewardship programmes are interventions which have been
developed to address irrational and inappropriate use particularly in health care centers …

Background: The pediatric population comprises of 20-25% of the total world population,
and numerous acute and chronic diseases can effect this sub population. Antibiotics are …