Utilization of antituberculosis drugs expressed in defined daily doses in Klenovnik Hospital in the period between 1983 and 1987.

In this paper the utilization of antituberculosis drugs was analyzed in defined daily doses per 1000 bed-days (DDD/1000 BD) in the Hospital for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, Klenovnik, from 1983 to 1987. The utilization of these drugs increased from 894 DDD/1000 BD in 1983 to 1112 DDD/1000 BD in 1984, and then decreased to 1077 DDD/1000 BD in 1986; but in 1987 it again increased to 1270 DDD/1000 BD. During the research period the following drugs were prescribed: ethambutol, rifampin, pyrazinamide, streptomycin, isoniazid, and two combinations of drugs: a combination of isoniazid with pyridoxine and a combination of ethambutol, isoniazid and pyridoxine. For the whole of that period the use of ethambutol, isoniazid with pyridoxine and rifampin made up more than 85% of the general utilization of antituberculosis drugs, while other drugs were prescribed in lesser quantities. The data presented indicate that tuberculosis in Klenovnik hospital was in most cases treated with ethambutol, the combination of isoniazid with pyridoxine, and rifampin.