Abstract
Objective: The goal of study is to identify drug and antimicrobial utilization in ICUs by using daily defined dose. Material and Methods: Study was conducted at tertiary care teaching hospital. 100 patients in each medical, surgical and neurosurgical ICU were included. The data were recorded in preformed Case Record Form (CRF). Drugs were classified using the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system and drug utilization was measured as Daily Defined Dose (DDD)/100 bed days. Data were analyzed by Z and x 2 test. Results: DDD/100 bed days of inotropes was 51.44 in medical ICU which was significantly (p Conclusion: Polypharmacy was observed in ICU and antimicrobials widely prescribed in ICUs. Sensitivity of beta lactam along with beta lacatamase inhibitors was high. Key words: Antimicrobial agent, Daily Defined Dose, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Medical, Neurosurgical, Surgical.
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