Antibiotic prescription among outpatients in a prefecture of Japan, 2012-2013: a retrospective claims database study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate oral antibiotic prescribing patterns and identify factors associated with antibiotic prescriptions, with the aim of guiding future interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Database of public health insurance claims in Kumamoto prefecture (Japan).

Participants

Beneficiaries of the national or late elders' health insurance system between April 2012 and March 2013.

Main outcome measures

Of the 7 770 481 outpatient visits, 682 822 had a code for antibiotics (860 antibiotic prescriptions per 1000 population). Third-generation cephalosporins (35%), macrolides (32%) and quinolones (21%) were the most frequently prescribed. Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs), including viral u

SUBMITTER: Hashimoto H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500307 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature