Abstract

LOPEZ, José Julián  and  GARAY, Adriana Marcela. Study of the use of antibiotics in the outpatient service of a public hospital in Bogotá, D. C.. Rev. colomb. cienc. quim. farm. [online]. 2016, vol.45, n.1, pp.35-47. ISSN 0034-7418.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcciquifa.v45n1.58014.

A study on drug use habits and quality of prescribing was conducted to describe the characteristics and potential inadequate use of antibiotics in the outpatient service of one of the Bogota's second-level hospitals. In 8077 prescriptions analyzed it was found 613 (8%) with at least one antibiotic for systemic use. Amoxicillin, Cephalexin, Ciprofloxacin, Dicloxacillin, and Doxycycline were the most dispensed antibiotics. Combinations of two antibiotics were prescribed for 3% of the formulas; the most common of these was macrolide-penicillin. All prescriptions analyzed met the quality requirements and only 0.4% of the treatments did not have the time duration of treatment. The found frequency of use of antibiotics in outpatient services was lower than in other studies. Potential not suitable uses as the lack of infectious diagnosis, antibiotic combination unreported, drug interactions and lack of adequate information on the administration of tetracyclines were identified.

Keywords : Pharmaco-epidemiology; Drug utilization study; Antibiotics; Prescription patterns.

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