AWaRe classification of Antibiotics prescribed within 2018-2021 for hospitalised medical and surgical patients in Uyo, Nigeria

Abstract

Introduction: point prevalence surveys have been used as a standardized tool to monitor antibiotic consumption to inform antimicrobial stewardship interventions in many countries. The 2021 WHO model list of Essential Medicines has classified antibiotics into three groups: access, watch and reserve. The aim of this paper is to describe the antibiotics used within a space of three years between 2018 and 2021 at the University of Uyo teaching hospital based on WHO AWaRe classification.