It is necessary to ascertain current prescribing of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract
infections (URTIs) to address potential overuse. Hence the objective of this study is to
analyse the current prescription patterns and the economics of drugs used in the treatment of
URTI. For this a prospective observational study was carried out in the out-patient department
of paediatrics. Children of 1 month to 18 years diagnosed with URTI by the physician were
included in the study. The demographic details drugs prescribed dose duration of therapy
cost of drug therapy were all noted from the out-patient record. The cost of individual drugs
was analysed and the health economic analysis of drugs was performed.
