Table 3. Class of second antibiotic prescription by type of first antibiotic prescription, among children with an acute otitis media diagnosis, 1 initial dispensed antibiotic, and 1 additional dispensed antibiotic.
| 1st Prescription | 2nd Prescription (%) | |||||
| N | Amoxicillin | Amox./clav. | Macrolide | Cephalosporin | Other | |
| Amoxicillin | 149,110 | – | 31.7 | 22.8 | 41.5 | 3.9 |
| Amox./clav. | 38,343 | 8.9 | – | 26.7 | 57.6 | 6.6 |
| Macrolide | 28,833 | 17.4 | 28.4 | – | 46.5 | 7.4 |
| Cephalosporin | 41,842 | 10.6 | 44.0 | 37.3 | – | 7.9 |
| Other | 3,078 | 16.2 | 21.5 | 26.5 | 35.5 | – |