Table 1.
Number of antibiotics prescribed during study period |
Number of antibiotics prescribed in the 6-month period before implementation of the Quality Premium |
Number of antibiotics prescribed in the 6-month period after implementation of the Quality Premium |
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Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | |
Total | 1017·55 (816·35) | 998·26–1036·84 | 99·35 (88·15) | 97·27–101·43 | 84·79 (74·35) | 83·04–86·55 |
Ciprofloxacin | 110·51 (116·46) | 107·75–113·26 | 10·79 (13·22) | 10·48–11·10 | 9·38 (11·34) | 9·11–9·64 |
Co-amoxiclav | 881·75 (737·71) | 864·32–899·18 | 86·59 (81·30) | 84·67–88·51 | 73·63 (67·79) | 72·03–75·24 |
Levofloxacin | 11·99 (36·71) | 11·12–12·86 | 0·99 (3·75) | 0·90–1·08 | 0·86 (3·33) | 0·78–0·94 |
Moxifloxacin | 4·35 (12·53) | 4·06 −4·65 | 0·39 (1·61) | 0·35–0·43 | 0·34 (1·43) | 0·30–0·37 |
Ofloxacin | 8·95 (15·94) | 8·57–9·33 | 0·59 (1·56) | 0·56–0·63 | 0·59 (1·55) | 0·55–0·62 |
Data are reported per GP practice (n=6882).