| Title |
Surveillance of antibiotic and analgesic use in the Oral Surgery Department of the University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/tcrm.s87595 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Naim R Haliti, Fehim R Haliti, Ferit K Koçani, Ali A Gashi, Shefqet I Mrasori, Valon I Hyseni, Samir I Bytyqi, Lumnije L Krasniqi, Ardiana F Murtezani, Shaip L Krasniqi |
| Abstract |
Because Kosovo has no reliable information on antimicrobial and analgesic use in dental practice, the survey reported here evaluated the antibiotic and analgesic prescriptions in the Oral Surgery Department of the University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo (UDCCK). The data of 2,442 registered patients for a 1-year period were screened and analyzed concerning antibiotic and analgesic use as per standards of rational prescription. Dentistry doctors prescribed antibiotics significantly more often than analgesics. Antibiotics were prescribed in 8.11% of all cases, while only 1.35% of total prescriptions were for analgesics. The total consumption of antibiotic drugs in the UDCCK was 4.53 Defined Daily Doses [DDD]/1,000 inhabitants/day, compared with only 0.216 DDD/1,000 inhabitants/day for analgesics. From a total number of 117 patients, 32 patients received combinations of two antibiotics. Pharmacotherapy analysis showed that the prescription rates of antibiotics and analgesics in the UDCCK are not rational in terms of the qualitative aspects of treatment. For the qualitative improvement of prescription of these drug groups, we recommend the implementation of treatment guidelines following rational standards. |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
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| Unknown | 36 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 22% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 14% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 8 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 53% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 28% |
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