Abstract

BLANCO, Doris  and  LOPEZ, Julián. Parenteral antibiotics utilization in the internal medicine service of a third level hospital from Bogota city. Rev. colomb. cienc. quim. farm. [online]. 2009, vol.38, n.2, pp.142-155. ISSN 0034-7418.

A cross-sectional and observational study related with therapeutic plan, was described the utilization and prescription practices of parenteral antibiotics, in the internalmedicine service of the Hospital Universitario La Samaritana E.S.E from Bogota city. Were administered 32.6 DDD/100 patients-day. The most prescribed therapeutic groups were: cephalosporins, penicillins and quinolones. The errors in the therapeutic plan were in: the dosification regimen, the drug selection and the therapy duration. From this study were extracted the first consumption and prescription indicators to the service, for establishing a reference point to next evaluations.

Keywords : parenteral antibiotics; consumption; defined daily dose; therapeutic plan.

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