Drug Utilization of Antimicrobials in Pediatrics Population at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kancheepuram District of Tamilnadu, India

ABSTRACT Drug utilization is an essential part of Pharmacoepidmology and it describes the extent nature and determinants of drug exposure. The aim of the study was to evaluate drug utilization of antimicrobials in pediatrics at SRM medical college. A prospective cross sectional study was carried out for seven months, totally 109 prescription with antibiotics was collected the most commonly prescribed drugs were third generation cephalosporin's like ceftriaxone(27.9%), cefataxim(20.1%), followed by penicillin's ampicillin(12.9%),amoxicillin(12.9%), and there combinations and the highest reported diseases in pediatrics are broncholitis(24.9%), and acute gastro enteritis(22.0%)