Author(s)
Alomi YA1, Almasoudi AH2, Alghamdi GA3, Alomrani HZ4, Albelwi AA5, Almalki MG6, Sallam Na7, Albalawi SS8, Albalawi HS9, Abdelaziz SY10, Alenezi AR11
1Ministry of Health, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, 2Maternity Children Hospital, Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 3Tabuk Region Medical Affairs, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 4Haql District Hospital, Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 5Alwajh General Hospital,Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 6Umluj Hospital Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 7Duba general hospital,Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 8King Khalid Hospital,Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 9Pharmaceutical Care Administration Staff Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 10Duba General Hospital,Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 11Pharmaceutical Care Administration Director Tabuk Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
OBJECTIVES: To explore the Antimicrobial medication use in Ambulatory care clinics and Emergency Units at North West Region Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia METHODS: It is 12-month antimicrobial drug consumption by ambulatory care clinics and Emergency department at North West region hospitals. It included all adults, pediatrics, and neonatal population. The medications selected by Central Antibiotics committee at MOH as part of the National Antimicrobial stewardship program. The consumption-is driven from pharmacy database and calculated base on of stranded unit of antimicrobial per each hospital. The cost of antibiotics consumption calculated by used Ministry of Health National Cost database. All cost used as US currency. RESULTS: The total number of Antimicrobial standard units at Ambulatory care clinics and Emergency were (25,116) and (8,687) with average (5,023.2) and (1,737.4) per hospital respectively. The highest drug consumption at Ambulatory care was Azithromycin tablet (10,932), followed by Azithromycin syrup (7,760), and Moxifloxacin tablet, while at Emergency department Azithromycin syrup (4,357) followed by Ceftriaxone injection (805) and Gentamicin 80 mg injection. The total cost of Antimicrobial consumption at Ambulatory care and Emergency were ( 37,620.13 USD) and (24,822.61) USD) respectively. The highest medication cost at ambulatory care was Levofloxacin injection, Linezolid tablet, and Azithromycin syrup while the Emergency they were Meropenem, Azithromycin syrup, and Moxifloxacin injection. CONCLUSIONS: An Ambulatory care clinics and Emergency department had a high consumption of antimicrobial drugs with burden cost. Antimicrobial stewardship program at Ambulatory care clinics and Emergency are necessary to prevent bugs related resistance, improve patient outcome and avoid especially adults Department is a mandate and necessary.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2017-05, ISPOR 2017, Boston, MA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 2017)
Code
PHP134
Topic
Epidemiology & Public Health
Topic Subcategory
Safety & Pharmacoepidemiology
Disease
Multiple Diseases