Surveillance of antibiotic and analgesic use in the Oral Surgery Department of the University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo

Figures & data

Table 1 Structure of prescription – general data (n=2,442)

Drug group	Treated patients (n [%])	Prescriptions (n)	Treated patients (n [%])		Male/female	Statistical significance
			Males	Females
Antibiotics	198 (8.11)	255	96 (8.40)	102 (7.85)	χ^2 test =0.2439, P=0.62	Not significant at P<0.05
Analgesics	33 (1.35)	33	13 (1.14)	20 (1.54)	χ^2 test =0.73, P=0.39	Not significant at P<0.05

Table 2 Structure of treated patients with antibiotics by age subgroup (n=2,442)

Age subgroup	Total patients (n)	With antibiotics (n [%])	Statistical significance
<18 years	177	15 (8.47)	χ^2 test =20.80, P=0.000116
19–40 years	1,078	117 (10.85)	Significant at P<0.05
41–60 years	733	48 (6.55)
>60 years	454	18 (3.96)

Figure 1 Utilization of antibacterials for systemic use – J01 (World Health Organization Anatomic Therapeutic Classification [ATC] Level 3) by ATC System with Defined Daily Doses (DDD) methodology.

Figure 2 Utilization of individual antibacterials for systemic use (World Health Organization Anatomic Therapeutic Classification [ATC] Level 5) by ATC System with Defined Daily Doses (DDD) methodology.

Figure 3 Utilization of individual analgesics (World Health Organization Anatomic Therapeutic Classification [ATC] Level 5) by ATC System with Defined Daily Doses (DDD) methodology.

Figure 4 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems: 10th Revision classification of disease by number of patients and modality of prescription of antibiotics and analgesics (n=2,442).