Table 3. Analysis of defined daily dose (DDD) per 100 bed days of the drug. Comparison is based on DDD WHO/anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code.
| Drug Name | ATC Code | DDD by WHO | DDD/100 Bed Days (2019) | DDD/100 Bed Days (2020) | Increase/Decrease (%) | t Value | p-Value |
| Piperacillin 4 gm + Tazobactam 500 mg (Oral) | JO1CR05 | 14 gm | 3.4 | 6.1 | 79 | 2.494 | 0.0298 |
| Metronidazole 400mg (Oral) | JO1XD01 | 1.5 gm | 33.5 | 19.8 | -40 | -2.497 | 0.0296 |
| Meropenem 1 gm (Oral) | JO1DH02 | 3 gm | 1.2 | 1.5 | 25 | 0.185 | 0.8583* |
| Ceftriaxone 500 mg (Parentral) | JO1DD04 | 2 gm | 3.1 | 7.5 | 141 | 2.412 | 0.0343 |
| Azithromycin 500 mg (Oral) | JO1FA10 | 0.5 gm | 22.1 | 56 | 153 | 4.408 | 0.0010 |
| Ciprofloxacin 500 mg (Oral) | JO1MA02 | 1 gm | 10.5 | 19.4 | 85 | 2.139 | 0.0581* |
| Paracetamol 500 mg (Oral) | NO2BE01 | 3 gm | 18.9 | 54.6 | 189 | 2.855 | 0.0156 |
| Diclofenac 50 mg (Oral) | MO1AB05 | 0.1 gm | 54 | 54.5 | 1 | 1.388 | 0.1925* |
| Dexamethasone 2 ml (Parentral) | H02AB02 | 1.5 mg | 53.1 | 77.1 | 45 | 2.620 | 0.0238 |
| Hydrocortisone 100 mg (Parentral) | HO2AB09 | 30 mg | 13.7 | 9.8 | -28 | -0.618 | 0.5535* |