03067nas a2200265 4500008004100000245012600041210006900167260001600236300001200252490000600264520220900270653001802479653001602497653001402513653001402527653001602541653002302557653002302580653001702603100002902620700002502649700003502674700002802709856006402737 2019 eng d00aAnalysis of Antimicrobial Medications Consumption in Inpatient Units at North West (Tabuk) Region Hospitals, Saudi Arabia0 aAnalysis of Antimicrobial Medications Consumption in Inpatient U cAugust 2019 a130-1340 v53 a

Background: This article aims to explore antimicrobial medication consumption and related cost among different age groups in inpatient units at North West Region Hospitals, Ministry of Health, and Saudi Arabia. Objectives: To explore the selected antimicrobial medication consumption in inpatient units at North West Region Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. To increase the awareness of antimicrobial medication consumption side effect. Methods: It is a 9-month study about antimicrobial drug use by inpatients at North West region hospitals. It included inpatient department for adults, pediatrics and neonates. The medications were selected by Central Antibiotics committee at MOH as part of the National Antimicrobial Stewardship program. The consumption is driven from pharmacy database and calculated based on off-stranded unit of antimicrobial per hospital. The antimicrobials consisted of antibacterial drugs, antifungal and antiviral medications. The cost of antimicrobial consumption was calculated by using Ministry of Health National Cost database. All cost used as US currency. Results: The total number of Antimicrobial standard units was (25,845) and average (5,169) per hospital. The highest drug consumption was Ceftriaxone 1 gm injection (3,712) followed by Ceftazidime 1 gm injection (1807) and Gentamicin IV 80 mg (1,011) at adult’s inpatient wards. The total cost of Antimicrobial consumption was (6,829,003.42 USD) and (1,365,800.68 USD) per hospital. The highest cost medication consumption from Adults inpatient departments was 99.62% (6,803,229.92 USD) followed by pediatrics inpatient 0.24% (16,087.6 USD) and Neonatal inpatient departments 0.14% (9,685.9 USD). The highest medication cost was for very broad-spectrum antibiotics like Meropenem, Imipenem and Ceftriaxone. It consumed more than 50% of the cost burden. Conclusion: There was very high consumption of antimicrobial drugs inpatient department with huge cost burden. Urgent application of antimicrobial stewardship program especially adults’ inpatients departments is a mandate and urgent.

10aAntimicrobial10aConsumption10aHospitals10aInpatient10aMedications10aMinistry of Health10aNorth West (Tabuk)10aSaudi Arabia1 aAlmasoudi, Abeer, Hussin1 aAlomi, Yousef, Ahmed1 aAlghamdi, Ghormallah, Abdullah1 aAlshahrani, Rasha, Saad uhttp://www.ptbreports.org/article/2019/5/3/105530ptb2019524