Abstract:
An overview of prescribing pattern of antibiotics medication was completed for a period of up to
3 months in the territory of Faridpur city. The aims and objectives of this study were to observe
the current pattern of antibiotics prescription, most prescribed antibiotics and find out the brand
leader of antibiotics so that we can gain a better understanding of prescription pattern of
antibiotics and the usage of these agents in different types of patients with different types of
diseases that why the data was obtained from patients visiting in different private hospital and
public hospital in Faridpur city.
During the study period a total of 250 prescriptions were analyzed and out of 250 patients, 157
(62.80%) were male and 93 (37.20%) were female (including children and adults) where most of
the patients were outpatients 228 (91.20%). From 250 prescriptions found that 1036 individual
drugs were prescribed (an average of 4.14) and 124 prescriptions (49.60%) were prescribed the
total four (4) drugs was found to be highest among 250 prescriptions.
I found that the antibiotic containing prescription 184 that was 73.60% from total prescription
and almost all prescription (100%) contained antibiotic drugs along with other group of drugs.
From 250 prescriptions found that the four most commonly prescribed group of drugs were
antiulcerants 197 (78.80%), NSAIDs 118 (47.20%), vitamin and minerals 96 (38.40%) and
antihistamines 42 (16.80%).
From this analysis I found that 41.85% prescription contained single antibiotic drug, 58.15%
contained two antibiotic drugs and no prescription contained more than two antibiotic drugs in
which maximum drugs (93.13%) were prescribed by their brand names.
This study observed that percentages of different generic of antibiotics are Cefuroxime 23.02% is
the highest area, and then prescribed commonly Cefixime 17.87%, Ciprofloxacin 16.49%,
Levofloxacin 11.68%, Flucloxacillin 9.62%, Amoxicillin 7.90%, Cefpodoxime 2.75%,
Cephradine 2.40% and others generic of antibiotics 8.25%.
From the study I found that the percentage of the share of antibiotics among the different
pharmaceutical company included Opsoninpharma Ltd 24.74% is the highest, Square
pharmaceutical limited 19.24%, Popular pharmaceutical Ltd 18.21%, Beximco pharmaceutical
limited 12.71%, Incepta pharmaceutical limited 8.59%, and the rest 16.50% antibiotics
prescribed form others pharmaceutical company.
