Rationality of the Antibiotics Use in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Infection Patients at Ssma Hospital in Pontianak, Indonesia

Acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) in children have a high prevalence that can be caused by bacteria or viruses. Antibiotics are prescribed more often than recommendations in the guidelines. This study aims to evaluate the rationality of antibiotic use and the occurrence of drug interactions in pediatric patients diagnosed with ARI at one of the hospitals in Pontianak based on some parameters such as right drug, right dose, and right duration as well as the incidence of drug interactions. Data collection was carried out based on medical record data which was carried out with a total sampling technique, namely taking all data that met the inclusion criteria.This research is a descriptive cross sectional design and retrospective data collection using patient medical records. Samples were taken by total sampling method. The results obtained from 131 patients consisting of 172 visits, right drug (131), right dose (93), and right duration (77).