Table 1 –
Relative proportion of dispensed antibiotic types in 2017 by country.
| Australia | England | United States | British Columbia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | |
| Penicillins | ||||||||
| Amoxicillin | 524,166 | 64.2 (64.1–64.3) | 1,959,346 | 65.8 (65.8–65.9) | 14,607,292 | 61.9 (61.9–61.9) | 223,057 | 71.3 (71.1–71.4) |
| Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid | 92,903 | 11.4 (11.3–11.5) | 15,578 | 0.5 (0.5–0.5) | 710,856 | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 7,954 | 2.5 (2.5–2.6) |
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin | 11,197 | 1.4 (1.3–1.4) | 12,873 | 0.4 (0.4–0.4) | 2,194,226 | 9.3 (9.3–9.3) | 20,999 | 6.7 (6.6–6.8) |
| Other Penicillins | 389 | 0.0 (0.0–0.1) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 23,948 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | 43 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | |
| Total Penicillins | 628,655 | 77.0 (76.9–77.1) | 1,987,797 | 66.8 (66.7–66.8) | 17,536,322 | 74.3 (74.3–74.3) | 252,053 | 80.5 (80.4–80.7) |
| Cephalosporins | ||||||||
| Cefalexin | 24,056 | 2.9 (2.9–3.0) | 5,593 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 886,761 | 3.8 (3.8–3.8) | 2,515 | 0.8 (0.8–0.8) |
| Other Cephalosporins | 676 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | 627 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 32,794 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | 102 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) |
| Total Cephalosporins | 24,732 | 3.0 (3.0–3.1) | 6,220 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 919,555 | 3.9 (3.9–3.9) | 2,617 | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) |
| Lincosamides | ||||||||
| Clindamycin | 41,324 | 5.1 (5.0–5.1) | 14,253 | 0.5 (0.5–0.5) | 3,367,880 | 14.3 (14.3–14.3) | 38,866 | 12.4 (12.3–12.5) |
| Macrolides | ||||||||
| Azithromycin | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 2,236 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | 1,021,272 | 4.3 (4.3–4.3) | 3,363 | 1.1 (1.0–1.1) | |
| Clarithromycin | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 7,654 | 0.3 (0.3–0.3) | 19,432 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | 1,602 | 0.5 (0.5–0.5) | |
| Erythromycin | 9,598 | 1.2 (1.2–1.2) | 107,047 | 3.6 (3.6–3.6) | 40,268 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 2,096 | 0.7 (0.6–0.7) |
| Other macrolides | 1,422 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 12 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | ||
| Total Macrolides | 11,020 | 1.4 (1.3–1.4) | 116,937 | 3.9 (3.9–3.9) | 1,080,972 | 4.6 (4.6–4.6) | 7,073 | 2.3 (2.2–2.3) |
| Nitroimidazoles | ||||||||
| Metronidazole | 108,041 | 13.2 (13.2–13.3) | 846,207 | 28.4 (28.4–28.5) | 206,682 | 0.9 (0.9–0.9) | 8,651 | 2.8 (2.7–2.8) |
| Tetracyclines | ||||||||
| Doxycycline | 1,719 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 4,611 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 301,508 | 1.3 (1.3–1.3) | 2,008 | 0.6 (0.6–0.7) |
| Tetracycline | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 911 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 3,874 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 199 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | |
| Other Tetracyclines | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 491 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 11,304 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 48 | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | |
| Total Tetracyclines | 1,719 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 6,013 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 316,686 | 1.3 (1.3–1.3) | 2,255 | 0.7 (0.7–0.8) |
| Other | 642 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 165,440 | 0.7 (0.7–0.7) | 1,432 | 0.5 (0.4–0.5) | |
| Total Antibiotics | 816,133 | 100.0 | 2,977,427 | 100 | 23,593,537 | 100 | 312,947 | 100 |