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Table 8 Frequency of various antimicrobials being prescribed at the selected wards of the Bahawal Victoria Hospital (n = 823)

From: Investigation of antimicrobial use at a tertiary care hospital in Southern Punjab, Pakistan using WHO methodology

Sr. No.

Antimicrobial name

ATC Code

No. of hospitalizations

Percentage

1

Ceftriaxone

J01DD04

326

39.6

2

Metronidazole

J01XD01

193

23.4

3

Cefotaxime

J01DD01

190

23.1

4

Amoxiclav

J01CR02

162

19.7

5

Ciprofloxacin

J01MA02

110

13.4

6

Cefoperazone

J01DD12

62

7.5

7

Clarithromycin

J01FA09

22

2.7

8

Moxifloxacin

J01MA14

20

2.4

9

Cephradine

J01DB09

16

1.9

10

Vancomycin

J01XA01

12

1.5

11

Ampicillin

J01CA01

11

1.3

12

Gentamicin

J01GB03

11

1.3

13

Amikacin

J01GB06

8

1

  1. ATC Anatomical therapeutic chemical classification system