Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine frequency of antibiotic use and retrospectively evaluation of prescriptions to diagnosis of acute pharyngitis, acute nasopharyngitis and acute tonsillitis which prescriped by our hospital emergency department physicians in January 2014.METHODS: Records of patients who admitted to education and research hospital between 1 January to 31 January 2014 were analyzed in this study. Record of all patients with the diagnosis of acute nasopharyngitis (J.00), acute pharyngitis (J.02) and acute tonsillitis (J.03) were included and patients have a second diagnosis or haven’t any prescription were excluded. Frequency of antibiotics and other symptomatic medications use were analyzed in 5261 prescriptions.RESULTS: Antibiotics prescribed rate was %63.5 and most preferred antibiotics were penicilin and beta-lactamase combination (%38.8) and cephalosporins (%26.2) in these 5261 prescriptions. Combine preparations were the most preferred in symptomatic medications (%65.9). Dexketoprofen was the most preferred in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (%63). The number of drugs per prescription was found 3,26. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: CONCLUSION: Excessive and improrer use of antibiotics in the treatment of respiratuary ract infection is a global problem. The use of excess agents in symptomatic medication leads to polypharmacy. With regard to principles of rational drug use to educate doctors and patients will contribute to the solution of this problem.

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