Abstract
DUE is an ongoing, systematic process designed to maintain the appropriate and effective uses of drugs. DUE may be applied to a drug or therapeutic class, or diagnosis. DUE is typically classified into three different categories: prospective, concurrent and retrospective. Drugs prescribed for children are the same as those originally developed for adults. However, growth and development processes in children, in addition to disease profile, might expose them to different adverse effects. This study aimed at understanding drug utilization patterns in pediatric patients at a tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad. A prospective study was carried out on 106 pediatric patients diagnosed to have LRTI. It was found that the third generation Cephalosporins was the most commonly prescribed, ceftriaxone being the highest among all. This study focused on the analysis of prescriptions in the management of LRTI in pediatric patients.
Keywords: Cephalosporins, DUE, LRTI, Pediatric patients.
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Corresponding Author
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i3.37
