Evaluation of Vancomycin Utilization in the Medical and Gynecology Wards of Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Reasons for the inappropriate use of vancomycin in the medical and gynecology wards of Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 265).

Variable	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage
Reason for inappropriate use	Incorrect indication	77	29.05
	Incorrect duration	104	39.25
	Incorrect dose	152	57.36
	Inappropriate frequency	57	21.5
	Combination	34	12.83

Either an incorrect indication, dose, and frequency or an incorrect duration.