Physician Antibiotic Prescribing Preferences in Community Acquired Pneumonia and Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: A National Discrete Choice Experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians prescribing antibiotics for common infections must weigh trade-offs across drug attributes such as efficacy, dosing, side effects, and resistance. Understanding these priorities can help inform drug development, regulatory decisions, and insurance coverage determinations.

Methods

We conducted a discrete choice experiment between June 5 and 9 July 2024, among a national sample of US physicians who prescribed antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the past year. Respondents evaluated paired hypothetical antibiotics varying by 5 attributes: time to symptom improvement, dosing frequency, risk of nonserious and serious side effects, and risk of future resistance to the patient. Preference weights

SUBMITTER: Hong D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12817981 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature