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Table 2 Top 20 commonly used antibiotics in frequency (n = 15,119)

From: Cross-sectional study on the drug utilization and evaluation indicator of antibiotics used in pediatric population

Name of drug

frequency

Proportion /%

DDD/g

PDD/g

Cefmetazole Sodium for Injection

2792

18.47

4

0.923 ± 0.582

Erythromycin Lactobionate for Injection

2279

15.07

1

0.315 ± 0.312

Amoxicillin/ Potassium Clavulanate for Injection

1621

10.72

3

0.644 ± 0.865

Ceftriaxone sodium for Injection

1437

9.50

2

1.038 ± 0.585

Azithromycin for Suspension

1213

8.02

0.3

0.133 ± 0.062

Cefoperazone / Sulbactam for Injection

1174

7.77

4

0.554 ± 0.785

Azithromycin Injection

651

4.31

0.5

0.236 ± 0.089

Cefdinir Dispersible Tablets

477

3.15

0.6

0.191 ± 0.094

Cefaclor Suspension

459

3.04

1

0.280 ± 0.134

Penicillin Sodium for Injection

442

2.92

3.6

0.315 ± 0.469

Cefamandole Nafate for Injection

388

2.57

6

1.010 ± 0.654

Meropenem for Injection

345

2.28

3

0.219 ± 0.394

Azithromycin Tablets

308

2.04

0.3

0.306 ± 0.108

Cefoxitin Sodium for Injection

236

1.56

6

1.489 ± 0.795

Fluconazole and Sodium Chloride Injection

233

1.54

0.2

0.028 ± 0.035

Amoxicillin / Clavulanate Potassium Tablets

192

1.27

1.5

0.621 ± 0.286

Erythromycin Enteric Capsules

129

0.85

1

0.642 ± 0.215

Benzathine Penicillin for Injection

125

0.83

3.6

0.803 ± 0.335

Ampicillin Sodium / Sulbactam Sodium for Injection

119

0.79

6

1.045 ± 1.148

Cefprozil Dispersible Tablets

118

0.78

1

0.346 ± 0.174

Other

381

2.52

-

-

Total

15,119

100

-

-

  1. Note: PDD is the average daily dose of corresponding drugs [27, 28]