Table 1.
Topical Antibiotic Classes
| Antibiotic | Number and % of patients* |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Fluoroquinolones | 65994 (33%) |
| Besifloxacin | |
| Ciprofloxacin | |
| Gatifloxacin | |
| Levofloxacin | |
| Moxifloxacin | |
| Ofloxacin | |
|
| |
| Aminoglycosides | 22651 (11%) |
| Gentamycin | |
| Tobramycin | |
|
| |
| Polymyxins | 31070 (16%) |
| Polymyxin/Bacitracin | |
| Polymycin/Bacitracin/Neomycin | |
| Polymyxin/Neomycin/Gramicidin | |
| Polymyxin/Trimethoprim | |
|
| |
| Sulfonamides | 14463 (7%) |
| Sulfacetamide | |
|
| |
| Macrolides | 34815 (18%) |
| Erythromycin | |
| Azithromycin | |
|
| |
| Bacitracin | 606 (0.3%) |
| Bacitracin | |
|
| |
| Antibiotic-corticosteroid combinations | 38774 (20%) |
| Polymycin/Neomycin/Bacitracin/Hydrocortisone | |
| Polymyxin/Neomycin/Dexamethasone | |
| Polymyxin/Neomycin/Hydrocortisone | |
| Sulfacetamide/Prednisolone | |
| Tobramycin/Dexamethasone | |
| Tobramycin/Loprednol | |
*
Percentage of patients with newly diagnosed acute conjunctivitis who filled >1 prescriptions for topical antibiotics belonging to each antibiotic category within 14 days of initial diagnosis. Some patients may have filled prescriptions for more than one agent in a given class or agents from more than 1 class during the 14 day period so the total number of prescriptions filled does not equal the total number of patients who filled prescriptions.