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Number (%) of human medicines prescribed for animals within different antimicrobial groups.
| Antimicrobial group | Human approved product | Veterinary approved product | Total |
| Betalactams | 73 (11%) | 586 (89%) | 659 |
| Trimethoprim-sulfonamides | 35 (18%) | 163 (82%) | 198 |
| Macrolide-lincosamides | 17 (22%) | 61 (78%) | 78 |
| Fluoroquinolones | 10 (26%) | 28 (74%) | 38 |
| Tetracyclines | 9 (35%) | 17 (65%) | 26 |
| Aminoglycosides | - | 4 (100%) | 4 |
| Nitroimidazoles, nitrofurans | |||
| and antifungals | 35 (100%) | - | 35 |
