Changes in outpatient antibiotic utilization, 2000-2016: More people are receiving fewer antibiotics

Noelle M Cocoros; Aileen Ochoa; Michael Klompas

doi:10.1017/ice.2018.341

Changes in outpatient antibiotic utilization, 2000-2016: More people are receiving fewer antibiotics

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Mar;40(3):372-374. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.341. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Authors

Noelle M Cocoros¹, Aileen Ochoa¹, Michael Klompas¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Population Medicine,Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute,Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 30767803
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.341

Abstract

We examined annual outpatient antibiotic dispensings within a health insurance plan covering ∼970,000 members per year during 2000-2016. The proportion of members with antibiotic dispensings decreased from 33.3% in 2000 to 25.9% in 2016. This trend was consistent in all stratifications of age, race/ethnicity, sex, and comorbidities.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Ambulatory Care / statistics & numerical data
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs / statistics & numerical data*
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents