Community Antibiotic Consumption in Cyprus for the Period 2015 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cyprus currently reports to ESAC-Net the total consumption of antimicrobials, without distinguishing between hospital and community-based antibiotic use. As a result, these data can only provide generalized insights into antimicrobial trends in the country.

Aim

This study is a first attempt to retrospectively analyze community antibiotic consumption in Cyprus for the period of 2015 to 2022.

Material and methods

Data on community antimicrobial consumption between 2015 and 2022 were extracted from Pharmatrack's database. Orally administered dispensed antibiotics were categorized under the J01 group of the WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification and by the WHO's AWaRe classification of antibiotics. Antibiotic consumption was calculated in both

SUBMITTER: Mitsoura E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10812799 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature