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. 2021 May 17;10(5):591. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10050591

Table 3.

Number of antibiotics prescribed (in millions) as per pharmacological class of antibiotics between March and September of the respective years.

Number of Items Prescribed in Millions % Difference 2018–2020 (p-Value)* % Difference 2019–2020 (p-Value) *
2018 2019 2020
Penicillin 8.41 8.00 6.47 −23.09 (0.018) −19.12 (0.025)
Cephalosporins 0.43 0.42 0.45 3.98 (0.085) 5.49 (0.025)
Macrolides 1.15 1.11 0.91 −20.58 (0.048) −18.02 (0.064)
Quinolones 0.35 0.30 0.28 −20.42 (0.002) −6.18 (0.0035)
Tetracyclines 1.42 1.55 1.51 6.58 (0.949) −2.62 (0.225)
Others 5.41 5.30 4.80 −11.19 (0.002) −9.43 (0.002)

* p-Values calculated using Mann–Whitney U-tests.