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Study of prescription pattern of topical antimicrobials used for eye infections in ophthalmology

Background The use of topical antibacterial medicines for the treatment of patients with infections in the eye has various advantages with some disadvantages. After literature search, I was unable to find a larger number of articles on eye infections, so I selected this study in this particular area.

Methods It was observational cross-sectional study; 270 patients were enrolled who visited the Ophthalmology OPD with a diagnosis of eye infections.

Results The mean age±SD were 39.53 (±16.30). The 40.37% patients were suffering from conjunctivitis. The most commonly prescribed dosage forms were eye drops 38.58% and eye ointment 30.37%. The medicines prescribed by generic name were 37.47% and by brand name 62.52%.

Conclusions Total drugs prescribed were 451. Price variation of drugs is calculated by comparing the price of generic vs. branded drugs.