Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Aim: An observational investigation of the drug sensitivity and use profile of individuals with upper respiratory tract infection. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out retrospectively by Department of pharmacology after analyzing the copies of prescriptions of patients who had visited the O.P.D. of the ENT department. Results: majority of the patients were male 58.5% and rest 41.5% were female. Gram negative organisms are detected in (70.5%), Gram positive organisms detected (21.0%), and no organism detected (8.5%) of the swab samples. Conclusion: gram positive organisms were resistant to benzyl penicillin or ampicillin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin and sensitive to tetracycline, gentamicin, linezolid. Gram negative organisms were resistant to ampicillin, amoxyclav and sensitive to pipracillin or tazobactum, cefoperazone, amikacin, gentamicin, imipenem, cefepime, ciprofloxacin.