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Introduction: Effectiveness of established treatment is reduce when there is an inappropriate selection of antibiotic and also lead to the development of resistance. Which increase the cost of treatment as well increase the rate of treatment failure. This observational study is done to assess the antibiotic prescribing pattern which will assist physician to select appropriate antibiotic and reduce the cost of treatment. Methodology: A hospital based prospective observational study was carried out for a period of 6 months in General Hospital Jayanagar, where prescription containing antibiotic were enrolled for study and analyzed for antibiotic prescribing pattern. Results: In total of 114 prescription, 191 antibiotics were prescribed, where Cephalosporin (46.60%) were selected most. Parenteral route were much preferred (76.43%) over oral route (23.57%). 74.87% antibiotics were prescribed as generic name. Ceftriaxone was the most preferred drug as a single therapy. Conclusion: The study clearly concluded that early detection of organism can reduce inappropriate choices of antibiotics. Involvement of clinical pharmacist in prescription analysis of antibiotics can help the physicians on the current prescribing practices, reduce the cost of treatment and development of resistance.