The use of antibiotics based on prescriptions dispenced in pharmacies

The Use of Antibiotics Based on Prescriptions Dispenced in Pharmacies SUMMARY Baronienė J., Vadapalaitė-Mašalienė V. The use of antibiotics based on prescriptions dispenced in pharmacies: pharmacy master's thesis. Vilnius University, faculty of medicine – Vilnius, 2017. – 43 p. Antibiotics are not a cure-all. There are many diseases that are insurmountable without antibiotics: these diseases are caused by bacteria. Antibacterial therapy prevents from complications and sometimes saves lives. However, nowadays, many people tend to antibiotics treatment not only themselves, without medical care, but also to treat any colds, so they not only pull off overcoming disease, but also increase the resistance to antibiotics. This situation justifies the relevance of the work. The object of the work is the use of anti-bacterial drugs. The aim of the work is to explore the use of antibiotics based on prescriptions dispenced in pharmacies. The aim of the work is elaborated by objectives, which led to a such work structure, first of all it is introduced the concept of antibacterial drugs, highlighting the main antibiotics classification, a tendency to use them; after that it is analysed the use of antibiotics based on prescriptions dispenced in pharmacies; hereafter it is analysis of the use of particular antibiotics, their doses and the rationality of the use. The methodology of the work, which helped to achieve objects, mentioned above, consists of comparative analysis of scientific literature and quantitative content analysis. The analysis of scientific literature allows us to claim that there are six commonly used antibacterial drugs' groups. They are: beta-lactam, tetracyclines, macrolides, aminoglycosides, sulphonamides and fluoroquinolones. Proper selection and proper use of antibiotics is the basis for rational usage. Inappropriate use of antibiotics leads to resistance to them, as a result of it, the treatment of some diseases becomes difficult. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most important public issues around the world, linked to a number of different sectors, such as medicine, veterinary, agriculture, environmental protection, etc. Only a responsible use of antibiotics can help prevent the development of resistant bacteria and to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics. The research was accomplished to prove scientific propositions. Quantitative analysis has shown that the use of antibiotics in 2016 in Lithuania was unreasonable because of permanent prescribing and consumption of wide spectrum of antibiotics. Due to different pharmacies suppliers, existing usage of antibacterial drugs is a threat to the rational use of antibiotics. Antibacterial drug rationalization recommendations were provided in accordance with analysis of scientific literature and analysis of collected quantitative data content