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Estudio de utilización de antibacterianos de reserva en las unidades de cuidados críticos e intermedios del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo durante 2012–2013
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2015) Colán Ramos, Carlomagno Ademir; Gaspar Sales, Óscar Marcelo; Félix Véliz, Luis Miguel Visitación
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines drug utilization as “the marketing, distribution, prescription, and use of drugs in a society, with particular attention to the resulting medical, social, and economic consequences.” Therefore, drug utilization studies are essential to assess the benefit/risk ratio of active pharmaceutical ingredients, detect deviations and distortions, and consequently implement appropriate corrective measures. The objective of this study was to determine the consumption and expenditure of reserve antibacterials in the critical and intermediate care units of the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo during 2012–2013. Using the methodology recommended by the WHO for drug utilization studies in hospitals, data were presented in defined daily doses (DDD) per 100 bed-days (DDD/100 bed-days). Consumption data were obtained from the pharmacy management program, while the number of days, number of beds, and bed occupancy index were obtained from the Department of Statistics. During 2012–2013, it was determined that the carbapenem group ranked first in consumption in DDD/100 bed-days. Among these, meropenem was the most used in 2012, while imipenem + cilastatin was most used in 2013. Regarding expenditure, colistin accounted for 42% of the total cost during the study period. In conclusion, consumption and expenditure of reserve antibacterials quadrupled in 2013 compared to 2012; furthermore, no significant correlation was found between consumption and the bed occupancy index.