[Antibiotic consumption in relation to sex and age].

The present paper aims at an analysis of the consumption of antibiotics in relation to age, sex and diagnosis in the district of Bratislava-vidiek. The prescription of 17 primary out-patient care physicians was evaluated. The set under study included 17,771 inhabitants divided into 10 age categories. Drug consumption was expressed by the number of packages per 1000 inhabitants and a month. The processed data were statistically evaluated. The results of the paper showed a higher consumption in women. Within the framework of the age categories under study, the consumption of antibiotics does not increase with age. The highest consumption of antibiotics, 70.45%, was found in the diseases of the respiratory system, the consumption in acute diseases being 60.46%. Tetracycline and penicillin antibiotics are the most frequently used preparations in the population under study.