Antibiotics Utilization and their Cost in Ayder Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Solomon Abrha; Rahel Assefa; Fantahun Molla; Abrham Wondimu; Admassu Assen

Authors

Solomon Abrha
Rahel Assefa
Fantahun Molla
Abrham Wondimu
Admassu Assen

Keywords:

irrational drug use, antibiotics, ayder referral hospital, cost, inpatients

Abstract

Inappropriate use of antibiotics can potentially lead to antimicrobial resistance and increase the necessity to use more expensive antibiotics to treat common and life threatening infections. The major goal of this research was to determine antibiotics utilization and their cost among in-patients treated in Ayder Referral Hospital. An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted in medical, gynecology and obstetrics, and surgical wards from September to December, 2012. The prevalence of antibiotics use was 35.5%. Antibiotic therapy was found to be inappropriate in 137 patients (80.6%).

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Antibiotics Utilization and their Cost in Ayder Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia. (2015). Global Journal of Medical Research, 15(B1), 1-7. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/872

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