Antibiotic prescribing in Danish general practice in the elderly population from 2010 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to describe prescription of antibiotics to the elderly population in general practice in Denmark from 2010-2017.

Design

This is a national register-based observational study.

Setting

General practice, Denmark.

Main outcome measure

The main outcome measure was prescriptions/1,000 inhabitants/day (PrID) in relation to year, age and sex, indication, and antibiotic agent.

Subjects

In this study, we included inhabitants of Denmark, ≥65 years of age between 01st July 2010-30th June 2017.

Results

A total of 5,168,878 prescriptions were included in the study. Antibiotic prescriptions decreased from 2.2 PrID to 1.7 (-26.9%, CI95% [-31.1;-22.4]) PrID during the study. The decrease in PrID was most noticeable among 65-74-year-olds

SUBMITTER: Veimer Jensen ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8725860 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature