A Study of the Paediatric Prescriptions at the Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman

Abstract

Asma Saud Hamood Al Badri, Jood Mohsin Said AlMuqbali, Khowla Yousuf Abdullah Al Rahbi, Jehan Al Fannah and Alka Ahuja

A drug is a chemical substance that is intended to be used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being. The use of drugs by humans is as old as the history of humanity itself. Antibiotics are widely used nowadays. An antibiotic can be defined as a substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of other microorganism and is used in the treatment of external or internal infections. The major types of antibiotics that are commonly used include beta lactams, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, macrolides, carbapenems, quinolones, tetracyclines and polymyxins.

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