A Prospective Antimicrobial Prescription Audit in the Inpatient Department of Pulmonology in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic usage is increasing rapidly day by with or without prescription. Irrational prescription usage, negligence of standard guidelines antimicrobial resistance complexity in the therapy desired outcome. High-volume antibiotics primary health care a major factor contributing antibiotic resistance. Educating physicians patients can lower prescribing errors aim this study was do prospective observational audit inpatient department pulmonology tertiary hospital limiting inappropriate use antimicrobials. The objective determine prescription, find out drug selection, dose dosage form course monitor culture test as well sensitivity also analyze interaction, allergic medication prescribed omission dose. conducted 234 Erode district, Tamilnadu. strictly observing hospital, form, hence decreasing administering details were collected data acquisition form; interpreted Sanford GOLD Standard Guidelines analyzed descriptive statistics. found that irrational high (53.41%) highly significant error reported. concomitant disorder Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (21.79%) most administered Ceftriaxone (20.51%) (Third generation Cephalosporins). Culture (32.90%) done very less cases, empirical dominates over targeted which affects rationality.