Importance The rising threat of antibiotic resistance and other adverse consequences
resulting from the misuse of antibiotics requires a better understanding of antibiotic use in …

Importance Inappropriate antimicrobial drug use is associated with adverse events in
hospitalized patients and contributes to the emergence and spread of resistant pathogens …

Importance The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria set a goal
of reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use by 50% by 2020, but the extent of …

Importance Appropriate antibiotic use is a key strategy to control antibacterial resistance.
The first step in achieving this is to identify the major problems in antibiotic prescription in …

Objectives Reliable data about antibiotic utilization in the large pharmaceutical market of the
world's most populous country, the People's Republic of China, are in short supply. Although …

Background Consequences of antibiotic overuse are substantial, especially among older
adults, who are more susceptible to adverse reactions. Findings about variation in antibiotic …

The proportion of antibiotic prescriptions prescribed in US physician offices and emergency
departments that were unnecessary decreased slightly, from 30% in 2010–2011 to 28% in …

OBJECTIVETo characterize trends in outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the United
StatesDESIGNRetrospective ecological and temporal trend study evaluating outpatient …

Background: Antibiotics are essential to effectively treat many hospitalized patients.
However, when antibiotics are prescribed incorrectly, they offer little benefit to patients and …

Methods| We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the 2014 Truven Health
MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database, which captures claims data on …