Table 1.

Comparison of mean rates of dispensed antibiotic items in Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic (April–July 2020) and previous years (April–July 2018 and April–July 2019).

	April 2018–July 2018	April 2019–July 2019	April 2020–July2020	Change between April–July 2019 and April–July 2020	95% CI		P value
	Items per 1,000 patients	Items per 1,000 patients	Items per 1,000 patients	Items per 1,000 patients
Amoxycyllin	9.97	10.18	5.63	4.55	1.91	7.18	0.006
Doxycycline	5.74	6.48	5.22	1.26	−0.19	2.70	0.078
Clarithromycin	3.11	3.08	2.32	0.77	0.41	1.13	0.002
Erythromycin	1.27	1.05	0.72	0.34	0.25	0.42	0.000
Phenoxymethylpenicillin	4.23	3.93	2.56	1.37	0.88	1.85	0.001
Co-amoxiclav	1.79	1.62	1.55	0.07	−0.04	0.18	0.180
Trimethoprim	5.77	4.29	3.70	0.59	0.32	0.85	0.002
Nitrofurantoin	4.58	5.57	5.71	0.14	−0.66	0.38	0.547
Fosfomycin	0.04	0.31	0.49	0.18	−0.27	−0.10	0.002
Pivmecillinam	0.10	0.28	0.40	0.12	−0.18	−0.05	0.004
Flucloxacillin	7.53	7.07	6.55	0.52	−0.89	1.92	0.402