There are considerable cross-national differences in public attitudes towards antibiotics use,
use of prescribed antibiotics, and self-medication with antibiotics even within Europe. This …

Objectives Outpatient antibiotic consumption widely varies across Europe. The investigation
of the causes of such variation may help to identify interventions that would improve the …

Objectives To identify key determinants explaining country–year variations in antibiotic use
and resistance. Methods Ambulatory antibiotic use data [in defined daily doses per 1000 …

Antibiotic resistance is a collective action dilemma. Individuals may request antibiotics, but
an overall reduction in use is necessary to limit resistance. A reoccurring theoretical claim is …

Because of evidence of causal association between antibiotic use and bacterial resistance,
the implementation of national policies has emerged as a interesting tool for controlling and …

The practice style variation (PSV) incurs undesirable clinical and economic consequences
for patients and the healthcare system. This review aims to analyze the economic …

Objectives The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance is still an unresolved
problem worldwide. Recent evidence shows correlations between the volume of broad …

The main purpose of this study is to explore the determinants of average household
consumption spending in counties and cities from the two aspects of government fiscal …

The benefits of separating drug prescribing and dispensing are still unclear, in particular
when drug consumption is characterized by important spillovers. We investigate the role of …

The aim of the analysis was to determine whether demand in Germany for specific
antimicrobial agents is driven by prices that drop considerably when generic substitutes …