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August 26, 2025Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Descriptive cross-sectional study to evaluate antibiotic prescriptions in outpatients using prescribing indicators and access, watch, reserve framework of the World Health Organisation in a teaching hospital

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ASAnkita ShardaATAanchal TutejaSSShabir Sidhu

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Overview

Descriptive cross-sectional study assesses antibiotic prescriptions in outpatients, highlighting concerns in adherence to WHO guidelines.

Key Points

  • The study reveals a low rate of access antibiotics prescriptions compared to WHO targets, impacting public health.
  • Among 500 analyzed prescriptions, only 24.3% met the access antibiotics criteria per WHO guidelines.
  • This observational cross-sectional study involved screening 720 prescriptions in a teaching hospital for evaluation of prescribing patterns.
  • Findings indicate a concerning trend of high antibiotic prescription rates and a significant number of 'not recommended' antibiotic combinations.

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Sharda et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af7f397567bf4f94ff5bb0https://doi.org/10.25259/ijpp_34_2024
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