Table 1 Comparison of inpatient drug use indicators in HNRH with WHO ideal values

Percent of hospitalization with one or more antibiotics prescribed

79%

20–26%^a

Average number of antibiotics prescribed per hospitalizations

1.29

1.6–1.8^b

Percent of antibiotics from National or Hospital Formulary

100%

100%

Average number of days antibiotic treatment was prescribed

6.36 (6.06)

–

Percent of antibiotics prescribed by generic name

97%

100%

Percentage of key antibiotics available on the day of study

87.5%

100%

Average number of days that a set of key antibiotic was out of stock

78.18

–

Expenditure on antimicrobials as a percentage of total hospital medicine cost

25.59%

20–40

Average number of days of patients who received antibiotics stayed in hospital

9.97(7.33)

–

Percent of antibiotics prescribed in injection form

81.4%

13.4–24.1^a