Drug prescribing pattern in upper respiratory tract infections among the pediatric population attending outpatient clinics in pediatric hospitals  

作　　者：Amir F Kamal Eman A Abdelaziz Veronia F Fahim Mohamed H Saad Mai Badr 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pediatrics,Faculty of Medicine,Cairo University,Cairo 02,Al Qāhirah,Egypt [2]Department of Medical Pharmacology,Faculty of Medicine,Cairo University,Cairo 02,Al Qāhirah,Egypt

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics》2025年第2期103-110,共8页世界临床儿科杂志(英文)

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Upper respiratory tract infections(URTIs)are one of the most frequent causes of childhood school leave and morbidity.AIM To study the present trend of medications’prescribing pattern utilized in URTIs among the pediatric population attending outpatient clinics in pediatric hospitals.METHODS This analytical observational cross-sectional research was conducted in 200 children aged 1–10 years with URTIs attending the pediatric outpatient clinics in pediatric hospitals,one of which is an educational hospital,from July 2018 to August 2020.RESULTS Most of the prescriptions in our study included antibiotics(116/58%).The most commonly prescribed antibiotic family was ampicillin/sulbactam or amoxici-llin/clavulanic acid(53/26.5%),followed by first-generation cephalosporin(25/12.5%)and third-generation cephalosporin(20/10%).Macrolides and second-generation cephalosporins were prescribed less frequently,in 16(8%)and 2(1%)patients,respectively.Most of our study population(155/77.5%)was satisfied with their prescriptions,whereas the rest of the study population(45/22.5%)was unsatisfied.CONCLUSION Overprescription of antibiotics is a significant issue among clinicians in pediatric outpatient clinics.Stewardship of drugs,particularly antibiotics,is a must to prevent the development of drug resistance.Most cases of URTIs were treated in accordance with the existing national treatment guidelines.

关 键 词：Upper respiratory tract infection Antibiotics’prescribing pattern School leave PEDIATRIC Antibiotics’stewardship 

分 类 号：R72[医药卫生—儿科]