Table 5.
FDA category B antibiotics commonly prescribed expressed in DDDs/100 bed days.
| ATC | Antibiotic | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J01DD04 | Ceftriaxone | 129.73 | 117.06 | 113.90 | 127.98 | 346.86 | 835.54 |
| J01DD08 | Cefixime | 33.07 | 16.94 | 12.63 | 22.69 | 401.63 | 486.96 |
| J01CA04 | Amoxicillin | 24.72 | 33.04 | 15.88 | 31.49 | 145.88 | 251.01 |
| J01XD01 | Metronidazole | 13.59 | 12.34 | 15.80 | 9.39 | 176.21 | 227.33 |
| J01DC02 | Cefuroxime | 40.42 | 47.29 | 27,50 | 21.42 | 1.97 | 138.60 |
| J01CA01 | Ampicillin | 28.77 | 15.17 | 4,06 | 7.84 | 62.78 | 118.62 |
| J01DC04 | Cefaclor | 19.73 | 18.52 | 4.32 | 2.95 | - | 45.52 |
| J01FF01 | Clindamycin | 6.45 | 2.97 | 2.27 | 1.67 | 12.04 | 25.40 |
| J01CR02 | Amoxicillin/ clavulanate |
15.36 | 1.55 | 1.16 | 0.85 | 5.87 | 24.78 |
| J01DH02 | Meropenem | 0.56 | 1.01 | 0.45 | 0.83 | 6.34 | 9.18 |
| J01FA01 | Erythromycin | - | - | 0.36 | 1.06 | 2.66 | 4.07 |
| J01FA10 | Azithromycin | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.79 | 1.41 |
| J01DD02 | Ceftazidime | 0.54 | 0.25 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 1.35 |
| J01XA01 | Vancomycin | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0,04 | 0.58 | 0.88 |
| J01CE01 | Benzyl penicillin | 0.14 | 0,08 | 0.10 | 0,07 | 0.04 | 0.44 |
| J01DD62 | Cefoperazone/ sulbactam |
0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| J01DD12 | Cefoperazone | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | 0.01 |