Un estudio de minimización de costes en la prescripción de antiinfecciosos en dos areas de atención primaria

Cameo, Susana Castán; Latorre, Florencio Jesús García; Gorostiaga, Javier Martínez; Moros, Ma José Sierra; Bernad, Víctor Manuel Solano; Casado, Alfredo Peral

doi:10.1590/s1135-57271998000100005

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“…One study has claimed that almost 30 to 50% of hospitalized patients receive at least one antimicrobial, and therefore, antimicrobials account for greater than 30% of total hospital budgets [15]. According to available literature, 20 to 50% of total antimicrobial consumption is inappropriate [13, 16, 17], causing significant impact on the quality of care [18], cost of therapy [19, 20] and incidence of ADRs [21]. …”

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Investigation of antimicrobial use at a tertiary care hospital in Southern Punjab, Pakistan using WHO methodology

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Azeem

Saqib

et al. 2017

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

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BackgroundGlobally, between 20 to 50% of antimicrobial consumption is inappropriate, causing significant impact on the quality of care, cost of therapy and incidence of adverse drug reactions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prescribing patterns and utilization of antimicrobials in ten selected wards at Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH), Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was designed using the World Health Organization (WHO) indicators for antimicrobial use. Standard data collection forms were used in ten wards and the Pharmacy Department at BVH. Antimicrobial utilization patterns in terms of frequency and percentage were also determined. Systematic random sampling techniques were used to collect data from 1,000 prescription records out of 21,115 prescriptions written for the six months January to June 2016.ResultsFor the hospital indicators, a formulary list or essential medicines list (FL/EML) was available, but standard treatment guidelines (STGs) for infectious diseases was not. The average number of days that key antimicrobials were out of stock was 3.3 days per month. The expenditure on antimicrobials as a percentage of the total medicines costs was 12.2%. For the prescribing indicators, the percentage of hospitalizations with antimicrobial(s) prescribed was 82.3%, and the average number of antimicrobials per hospitalization was 1.4 (SD = 0.6). The average duration of antimicrobial treatment per hospitalization was 5.4 days (SD = 3.2). The average cost of antimicrobials prescribed per hospitalization was USD 5.4 (SD = 6.7). None of the patients who were prescribed antimicrobials, received AM according to the STGs (pneumonia and cesarean section cases). Among the patient-care and supplemental indicators, the average duration of hospital stay of patients who received antimicrobials was 6.4 (SD = 4.3) days. The drug sensitivity testing was almost non-existent, with only 0.24% prescription records having drug sensitivity tests. Ceftriaxone (39.6%), metronidazole (23.4%) and cefotaxime (23.1%) were the top most frequently prescribed antimicrobials.ConclusionsThe results of the current study revealed less than optimal antimicrobial prescribing and utilization patterns of selected wards at BVH. Continuous education and training of physicians, and cost-effective policies could play an important role in promoting the rational use of antimicrobials in this setting.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13756-017-0199-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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