Original scientific paper
Oral Antibiotic Prescription in Ambulatory Care in 1999 – A Contribution to the Development of Methods for Drug Consumption and Prescription Surveillance Monitoring
D. Mandić
S. Orešković
I. Francetić
Abstract
The aim of the study was to estimate the consumption of antibiotic in ambulatory
care. Oral antibiotic consumption in 1999 was analyzed in four pharmacies in the
Zagreb area. The use of oral antibiotics in comparison with total drug consumption, the
share of individual subclasses of oral antibiotics and the respective shares of individual
products were also analyzed. The results obtained were expressed in terms of both the
defined daily doses (DDD) and US$, and were compared with available national and
international data. The study demonstrated a high share of oral antibiotics in the overall
drug consumption, especially of newer and more expensive agents within individual
subclasses of antibiotics. Further research is required to assess the rationale of such prescribing
practices, especially in view of the current financial pressure on the Croatian
health care system.
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Hrčak ID:
28425
URI
Publication date:
17.12.2001.
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