TABLE 1.
Inappropriate prescriptions, by antibiotica
| Antibiotic | No. (%) of prescriptions |
Most common reasons for inappropriate prescriptions (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviewed | Inappropriate | ||
| Amoxicillin-clavulanate | 43 | 30 (69.8) | No indication: ARTI (12), dental (3), otitis externa (3); guideline-discordant agent: UTI (4), SSTI (3) |
| Amoxicillin | 31 | 19 (61.3) | No indication: ARTI (7), unknown (4), endocarditis prophylaxis (3) |
| Azithromycin | 74 | 58 (78.4) | No indication: ARTI (33), COPD exacerbation (9), unknown (5); guideline-discordant agent: ARTI (7) |
| Cephalexin | 26 | 12 (46.2) | No indication: SSTI (9) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 25 | 21 (84.0) | No indication: UTI (9); guideline-discordant agent: UTI (10) |
| Doxycycline | 33 | 14 (42.4) | No indication: ARTI (8) |
| Nitrofurantoin | 7 | 0 (0) | |
| TMP-SMX | 28 | 13 (46.4) | No indication: ARTI (7), UTI (7) |
a
For this analysis, an antibiotic was considered inappropriate if there was no indication for its usage or if the agent chosen was guideline discordant.