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Table 2 Most commonly prescribed antibiotic classes

From: WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators and prescribing trends of antibiotics in the Accident and Emergency Department of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Pakistan

Class of antibiotics

ATC code

Frequency (%)

Cephalosporins

J01D

1425 (81.5)

Penicillins

J01C

112 (6.4)

Fluoroquinolones

J01M

109 (6.2)

Others

J01X

94 (5.4)

Aminoglycosides

J01G

7 (0.4)

Macrolides

J01FA

1 (0.1)

Total

–

1748 (100)

  1. ATC Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system