Table 5.

Outpatient prescription rationality categorization.

Prescription category	Category definition	Conditions applying to prescription
A1	Antibiotic empirically prescribed in accordance with principles of antibiotic prescribing for the treatment of infection	Conditions I and VI OR Conditions I and VII
A2	Antibiotic empirically prescribed in accordance with principles of antibiotic prescribing for the treatment of possible infection	Condition II and Condition VI OR Condition II and Condition VII
B	Antibiotic empirically prescribed for the treatment of infection without adherence to the principles of antibiotic prescribing	Condition I and VIII or Condition I and IX or Condition I and X Conditions II and VIII OR Conditions II and IX OR Conditions II and XI Condition I OR Condition II OR Condition IV OR Condition VI OR Condition VII OR Condition VIII OR Condition IX OR Condition X ONLY
C	Antibiotic prescribed based on culture sensitivity test results	Condition XII OR XIII
D	Antibiotic empirically prescribed in accordance with the principles of antibiotic prescribing for the prevention of infection	Condition III and XIV OR Condition III and XV
E	Antibiotic empirically prescribed for the prevention of infection without adherence principles of antibiotic prescribing	Condition II and XVI OR Condition II and XVII
F	Antibiotics empirically prescribed without adherence to principles of antibiotic prescribing and in conditions for which antibiotic prescriptions are not justified	Condition IV OR Condition V