APPLICATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL MEDICATIONS AMONG CHILDREN, SUFFERING FROM ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN DISPENSARY PRACTICES OF VLADIVOSTOK
The article deals with the findings of the expert appraisal of the patient medical records of 781 children under 14 years old with symptoms of the respiratory diseases between 1999–2002. The authors analyzed the general number of prescriptions, groups of medications, regime of their dosage, injectio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Union of pediatricians of Russia
2007-02-01
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| Series: | Педиатрическая фармакология |
| Online Access: | https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/620 |
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| Summary: | The article deals with the findings of the expert appraisal of the patient medical records of 781 children under 14 years old with symptoms of the respiratory diseases between 1999–2002. The authors analyzed the general number of prescriptions, groups of medications, regime of their dosage, injection and treatment terms indicated in patient medical records. They have discovered that the antibacterial treatment for the non aggravated acute respiratory diseases and bronchitis was not prescribed in 65–86% of cases. The most widely used medication was cotrimoxazole followed by amoxicillin and midecamycin. the treatment for the non aggravated of the acute pneumonia among children was performed by 17 antibiotics: in 42% cases there were penicillin medications, in 18.7% cases cephalosporins of different generations and in 22% cases macrolides. The obtained data state that there was an unjustified prescription of antibiotics for the non aggravated forms of acute respiratory diseases and non observance of the existing recommendations for the respiratory disease treatment among children.Key words: antibacterial medications, acute respiratory diseases, children. |
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| ISSN: | 1727-5776 2500-3089 |