Research Article
Evaluation of Drug Utilization Patterns during Initial Treatment in the Emergency Room: A Retroprospective Pharmacoepidemiological Study
Table 2
Antibiotic utilization patterns across various emergencies.
| drugs (%) | Antibiotics | NSAIDS | Proton pump inhibitors | Antiemetic | Opioid analgesics | Cortico steroids |
| Cardiac | 8.19 | 8.19 | 4.09 | 4.09 | — | — | Poison | 14.85 | 7.42 | 12.37 | 3.46 | 2.47 | — | Metabolic | 18.07 | 12.04 | 15.06 | 4.81 | — | 2.4 | Trauma | 19.7 | 15.76 | 14.77 | 7.38 | 19.21 | — | Central Nervous | 27.77 | 13.88 | 20.83 | 13.88 | 2.77 | — | Infection | 54.02 | 22.98 | 11.49 | 11.49 | — | — | Respiratory | 34.48 | 11.49 | 5.74 | 9.19 | — | 11.49 | Renal | 17.54 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 12.28 | — | 8.77 |
| Total | 21.78 | 12.24 | 12.04 | 7.02 | 4.61 | 1.9 |
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