Sore throat, tonsillitis and pharyngitis are the common problems in children. The objective of study was to evaluate the current prescribing trend of various antibiotics in mentioned clinical conditions. A multicenter comparative study was conducted in general setting clinics situated in various populous areas of Karachi to eliminate socio-economic factor. A total of twenty clinics were visited and from each center fifteen patients (N= 300) were selected. New born and infants were excluded and only children of age group between 2 to 12 years having complain of throat infections were included. Different in vivo symptoms (fever, soreness, headaches/body aches, chest/nasal congestion, cough/flu/sneezing and presence of tonsillar exudate) of the patients were also determined. Results showed that the combination of amoxicillin + clavulanic acid is considered to be the most effective and safe therapeutic agent against various throat infections hence it has been highly prescribed (69.05%) in general setting of practice. It is concluded that different brands of the amoxicillin + clavulanic acid combination is medically administered as a first line treatment in children to treat tonsillitis in majority of the cases. However in case of pharyngitis cefradine and cefixime are the choice of treatment.
Yousra Shafiq, Rabia Bushra, Maqsood Ahmed Khan, Huma Ali, Farya Zafar, Sehar Afshan Naz. (2017) THE PRESCRIBING TREND OF ANTIBIOTICS FOR SORE THROAT, TONSILLITIS AND PHARYNGITIS IN CHILDREN, , Volume 14, Issue 2.
