Table 3 Common cold prescriptions: amounts and classes of antibiotics
Healthcare institution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
County hospital | Township health center | Village clinic | TOTAL | |
Number of healthcare institutions | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 |
Total number of prescriptions | 1303 | 4799 | 2298 | 8400 |
Total number of common cold prescriptions | 122 | 839 | 629 | 1590 |
Number of cold prescriptions with antibiotic (%) | 57 (47) | 366 (44) | 446 (71) | 869 (55) |
Mean number of antibiotics prescribed | 1.01 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.12 |
Amount of types of antibiotics prescribed for the diagnosis of common cold | ||||
Other beta-lactam antibacterials (J01D) | 22 | 156 | 210 | 388 |
Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins (J01F) | 31 | 158 | 145 | 334 |
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins (J01C) | 3 | 76 | 77 | 156 |
Quinolone antibacterials (J01M) | 1 | 14 | 30 | 45 |
Other antibacterials (J01X) | 1 | 18 | 18 | 37 |
Sulfonamides and trimethoprim (J01E) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Aminoglycoside antibacterials (J01G) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Tetracyclines (J01A) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |