Antibiotics prescribing habits: an evaluation of dental practitioners in Manipur, North east India

Authors

  • Tanya Nandkeoliar Department of Periodontology, RIMS Dental College, Imphal, Manipur, India
  • Pragya W. Pandey Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, RIMS Dental College, Imphal, Manipur, India
  • Priyanka Bhushan Department of Public Health Dentistry, RIMS Dental College, Imphal, Manipur, India
  • Amandeep Kour Department of Dental Surgery, ASCOMS and Hospital, Jammu, India
  • Prerna Basnett BDS, RIMS Dental College, Imphal, Manipur, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20161450

Keywords:

Anitbiotics, Prescription pattern, Dental practitioners, North East India, Manipur

Abstract

Background: Dental practitioners need to be thoroughly aware of the clinical indications for antibiotic prescription in order to prevent the insult of these medicaments. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of antibiotic prescriptions among oral healthcare providers in Manipur, North East India. Multitude of studies has been conducted in various parts of the world and in India however, this is the first in the North east region of India and in Manipur.

Methods: It was a questionnaire based study with the inclusion of types, dosage, clinical situations and medical situations when antibiotics were prescribed by active dental practitioners.

Results: Antibiotic most commonly prescribed among individuals with no medical allergies was amoxicillin + clavulanic acid. 625 mg (72%) while in case of allergy azithromycin (48%) was the preferred choice. Antibiotics were prescribed in a vast majority of acute and chronic conditions. The analysis of the clinical scenarios for therapeutic prescriptions by dentists also proved to be considerably high and unnecessary.

Conclusions: The present study determined that the pattern of antibiotic prescription among oral healthcare providers in Manipur, North east India was extremely high.

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2016-12-30

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Nandkeoliar, T., Pandey, P. W., Bhushan, P., Kour, A., & Basnett, P. (2016). Antibiotics prescribing habits: an evaluation of dental practitioners in Manipur, North east India. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 5(3), 623–627. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20161450

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