ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2015
Surveillance of antibiotic and analgesic use in the Oral Surgery Department of the University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Antibiotic Prescriptions at the University Clinical Dentistry Center of Kosovo.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Facts and trends in dental antibiotic and analgesic prescriptions in Germany, 2012-2021.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Administration of Systemic Antibiotics for Dental Treatment in Kosovo Major Dental Clinics: A National Survey.European journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- Is it time US dentistry ended its opioid dependence?Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2019Review
- Musculoskeletal Health of 40-65 Year Old Males and Females in Kosova and the Impact of N05B, A02B (PPI, H2RA), H02AB and Lifestyle Factors on It.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2016Observational
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backgroundBecause Kosovo has no reliable information on antimicrobial and analgesic use in dental practice, the survey reported here evaluated the antibiotic and analgesic prescriptions in the Oral Surgery Department of the University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo (UDCCK).
methodsThe data of 2,442 registered patients for a 1-year period were screened and analyzed concerning antibiotic and analgesic use as per standards of rational prescription.
resultsDentistry doctors prescribed antibiotics significantly more often than analgesics. Antibiotics were prescribed in 8.11% of all cases, while only 1.35% of total prescriptions were for analgesics. The total consumption of antibiotic drugs in the UDCCK was 4.53 Defined Daily Doses [DDD]/1,000 inhabitants/day, compared with only 0.216 DDD/1,000 inhabitants/day for analgesics. From a total number of 117 patients, 32 patients received combinations of two antibiotics.
conclusionPharmacotherapy analysis showed that the prescription rates of antibiotics and analgesics in the UDCCK are not rational in terms of the qualitative aspects of treatment. For the qualitative improvement of prescription of these drug groups, we recommend the implementation of treatment guidelines following rational standards.
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