Table 2.
Comparison of the most common antibiotics consumed nationally in primary care and the most common antibiotics prescribed by General Practitioners in the study. (DDD: defined daily dose; HPSC: Health Protection Surveillance Centre)
|
Antibiotic |
National consumption data (HPSC) |
GP Study |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | DDD | % | Rank | Reported prescriptions | % | |
| Co-amoxiclav |
1 |
765,235 |
27.01 |
1 |
792 |
23.66 |
| Amoxicillin |
2 |
448,362 |
15.83 |
2 |
719 |
21.48 |
| Clarithromycin |
3 |
386,060 |
13.63 |
3 |
308 |
9.20 |
| Doxycycline |
4 |
176,445 |
6.23 |
9 |
81 |
2.42 |
| Flucloxacillin |
5 |
128,998 |
4.55 |
5 |
231 |
6.90 |
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin |
6 |
113,971 |
4.02 |
4 |
233 |
6.96 |
| Cefaclor |
7 |
108,434 |
3.83 |
6 |
173 |
5.17 |
| Trimethoprim |
8 |
107,384 |
3.79 |
7 |
131 |
3.91 |
| Lymecycline |
9 |
97,918 |
3.46 |
19 |
20 |
0.60 |
| Erythromycin |
10 |
89,771 |
3.17 |
8 |
82 |
2.45 |
| Ciprofloxacin |
12 |
84,981 |
3.00 |
10 |
78 |
2.33 |
| Other antibacterials | 325,666 | 11.49 | 500 | 14.93 | ||