Changes in US Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions From 2011-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While antibiotics are life-saving drugs, their use is not without risk, including adverse events and antibiotic resistance. The majority of US antibiotic prescriptions are prescribed in outpatient settings, making outpatient antibiotic prescribing an important antibiotic stewardship target. The primary objective of this study was to describe trends in US outpatient oral antibiotic prescriptions from 2011-2016.

Methods

We estimated annual oral antibiotic prescription rates using national prescription dispensing count data from IQVIA Xponent, divided by census estimates for 2011-2016. We calculated the ratio of broad- to narrow-spectrum prescriptions by dividing broad-spectrum prescription rates by narrow-spectrum prescription rates. We used Poisson models to estima

SUBMITTER: King LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8078491 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature