Analysis of the assortment of antibiotics in the State Medicines Formulary according to the WHO AWaRe classification with the purpose of their rational use and reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, rational antibiotics use, state medicines formulary, classification system AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve), antibiotics

Abstract

Rational use of antimicrobials have been recognized as one of the strategies to fight AMR. In 2017 WHO proposed the classification of antibioticsAWaRe, dividing them into groups Access, Watch, Reserve, which takes into account the potential of AMR and emphasizes the importance of rational antibiotic therapy. In Ukraine, the State Formulary of Medicines (State Formulary of Ukraine) is the manual on the rational use of medicines.

The aim of the work was to analyse the assortment of systemic antibiotics (J01) of the State Formulary of Ukraine, their compliance with the classification of antibiotics AWaRe according to the WHO database, which will contribute to rational antibiotic therapy.

The objects of the study were antibiotics (J01), of the 13th version of the State Formulary of Ukraine, data on the belonging of antibiotics to the group Access, Observations, Reserve on WHO AWaRe antibiotic classification database.The following research methods were used in the work: system-review, analytical, method of comparison and generalization.

According to the analysis, the group Access includes 23 INN antibiotics (J01) of the State Formulary of Ukraine. For 16 INNs of these antibioticsWHO provides recommendations for rational antibiotic therapy as the first choice for 31 infectious diseases and the second choice for 13 infectious diseases. The Observations group includes 31 INN antibiotics (J01) of the State Formulary of Ukraine. For 18 INNs of these antibiotics WHO provides recommendations for rational antibiotic therapy as the first choice for 21 infectious diseases and the second choice for 17 infectious diseases. The Reserve group includes 3 INN antibiotics (J01) of the State Formulary of Ukraine.

The State Formulary of Ukraine includes 64 INN antibiotics of systemic action (J01), 23 INNs according to the WHO AWaRe antibiotic classification are assigned to the group Access, 31 ‒ Observations and 3 ‒ Reserve group. The analysis provides WHO recommendations for rational antibiotic therapy for the treatment of common infectious diseases, taking into account the degree of counteraction to the development of AMR. The results of the work can be used in the development of guidelines for the rational choice of antibiotics for the treatment of infectious diseases.

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Published
2022-02-23
How to Cite
Iakovlieva, L. V., & Romanenko, I. M. (2022). Analysis of the assortment of antibiotics in the State Medicines Formulary according to the WHO AWaRe classification with the purpose of their rational use and reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance. Farmatsevtychnyi Zhurnal, (1), 15-30. https://doi.org/10.32352/0367-3057.1.22.02
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Management of pharmacy