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. 2021 Nov 16;116(7):421–427. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1999716

Table 3.

Prescribed antibiotics according to ATC classification

Sr. No.
ATC Code
ATC class
Name of antibiotic
N (%)
1 J01FA10 Macrolides Azithromycin 360 (35.64)
2 J01DD04 Third-generation Cephalosporins Ceftriaxone 332 (32.87)
3 J01DH02 Carbapenems Meropenem 77 (7.62)
4 J01MA14 Fluoroquinolones Moxifloxacin 53 (5.24)
5 J01MA02 Fluoroquinolones Ciprofloxacin 48 (4.75)
6 J01CR05 Piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor Piperacillin/Tazobactam 41 (4.05)
7 J01XX08 Other antibacterials Linezolid 36 (3.56)
8 J01DD08 Third-generation Cephalosporins Cefixime 32(3.16)
9 J01DD62 Cephoperazone and beta-lactamase inhibitor Cephoperazone and beta-lactamase inhibitor 24 (2.37)
10 J01DE01 Fourth-generation Cephalosporins Cefepime 7 (0.69)