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Objectives: This study aims to identify antibiotic prescribing patterns in Riyadh’s Primary health care centers (PHCs). Methods: The study was a one-month cross-sectional medication prescription survey conducted at 25 PHCs in Riyadh. Results: A total of 18031 prescriptions were recorded in all 25 PHCs during the study period. Antibiotics were present in 3,879 (21.51%) of all prescriptions. The percentage of antibiotics prescribed varied from one primary care center to another; the highest documented percentage was 38.01 %. In comparison, the lowest proportion was discovered to be 10.56% of total antibiotics prescribed, with 3,131 (80.67 %) being bactericidal and 748 (19.3 %) being bacteriostatic. Capsules were the most commonly prescribed antibiotic dosage form 1,240 (32%), Amoxicillin was the antibiotic most frequently prescribed 1628 (42%), followed by a combination of Amoxicillin/Clavulanate 797 (20.5%). Of the total prescriptions, 2931 (75.6%) were written with generic names, while 948 (24.4%) were written with brand (trade) names. Amoxicillin was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic with a generic name (52.7%), while Amoxicillin/Clavulanate was the most usually prescribed antibiotic with the brand name “Augmentin” (69.4%). The frequency of antibiotics prescribed to patients who did not have a documented indication for Amoxicillin was 270. (6.9%). Conclusion: Antibiotics were prescribed in one-third of PHC prescriptions. Antimicrobial stewardship programs and training for healthcare professionals are needed at PHCs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

10aAntibiotic10aPattern10aPrescribing10aPrimary Health Centers10aRiyadh City10aSaudi Arabia.1 aAlbahooth, Zainab1 aAlomi, Yousef, Ahmed1 aAlmurshadi, Samia, Zaben1 aAltamimi, Hind, Nasser1 aAlhussain, Abdulaziz, Hussain uhttps://ptbreports.org/article/2021/7/3/105530ptb2021717