Abstract:
Background: Prescription is mainly a torn of paper of physician’s order to the patients for them in
curement. Dermatology is a specialty of medicine that focuses on skin conditions and disorders. The
objectives were to evaluate, monitor and suggest rational prescribing practices.
Methods: This was a three-month cross-sectional study from March to May 2021. The prescriptions
were analysed to identify the rationality of antibiotic and dermatological drug use.
Results: A total of 30 patients’ case were included in the study. All patients are admitted
dermatological disease with different complication such as respiratory distress, anemia, chest pain,
and hypertension. 80% patients received more than 10 drugs per day. The prescribed drugs are antiulcerants, NSAIDs, antihistamine, multivitamin and antibiotic. 90% prescription contain antibiotic
and 16.6% contain more than two antibiotics. Only 6.87% prescription doctors prescribe antibiotic in
generic name. Most of cases used antibiotics is amoxicillin and manufacturer is Sanofi Bangladesh.
Conclusion: The study provided a baseline understanding of the on-going trends in antibiotic
prescription among indoor dermatological patients. It emphasizes the importance of establishing
antibiotic prescribing guidelines based on the study's high prescribing rates.
