Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 …

Y Hsia, BR Lee, A Versporten, Y Yang… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Improving the quality of hospital antibiotic use is a major goal of WHO's global
action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance. The WHO Essential Medicines List Access …

Hospital antibiotic prescribing patterns in adult patients according to the WHO Access, Watch and Reserve classification (AWaRe): Results from a worldwide point …

I Pauwels, A Versporten, N Drapier… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives The WHO Access, Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) classification has been
developed to support countries and hospitals in promoting rational use of antibiotics while …

Consumption of oral antibiotic formulations for young children according to the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) antibiotic groups: an analysis of sales data …

Y Hsia, M Sharland, C Jackson, ICK Wong… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The 2017 WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children
(EMLc) groups antibiotics as Access, Watch, or Reserve, based on recommendations of their …

The WHO AWaRe Antibiotic Book: providing guidance on optimal use and informing policy

M Sharland, B Cappello, LA Ombajo… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Comment www. thelancet. com/infection Vol 22 November 2022 1529 stewardship,
particularly optimising the use of Access antibiotics and short durations when appropriate …

Assessment of WHO antibiotic consumption and access targets in 76 countries, 2000–15: an analysis of pharmaceutical sales data

EY Klein, M Milkowska-Shibata, KK Tseng… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) antibiotic
classification framework aims to balance appropriate access to antibiotics and stewardship …

Encouraging AWaRe-ness and discouraging inappropriate antibiotic use—the new 2019 Essential Medicines List becomes a global antibiotic stewardship tool

M Sharland, S Gandra, B Huttner, L Moja… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Comment www. thelancet. com/infection Vol 19 December 2019 1279 of activity, and
potential for inducing antimicrobial resistance, whereas Reserve antibiotics were selected …

Global increases in antibiotic consumption: a concerning trend for WHO targets

SC Roberts, TR Zembower - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2021 - thelancet.com
Worldwide, antimicrobial resistance is increasing at an alarming rate. In 2019, WHO listed
antimicrobial resistance as one of the top ten threats to global health. 1 A major driver of …

[HTML][HTML] The WHO essential medicines list AWaRe book: From a list to a quality improvement system

M Sharland, V Zanichelli, LA Ombajo, J Bazira… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are often prescribed inappropriately, either when they are not necessary or with
an unnecessarily broad spectrum of activity. AWaRe (AccessWatchReserve) is a system …

The Worldwide Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children (ARPEC) point prevalence survey: developing hospital-quality indicators of antibiotic …

A Versporten, J Bielicki, N Drapier… - Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Previously, web-based tools for cross-sectional antimicrobial point prevalence
surveys (PPSs) have been used in adults to develop indicators of quality improvement. We …

Adaptation of the WHO Essential Medicines List for national antibiotic stewardship policy in England: being AWaRe

E Budd, E Cramp, M Sharland, K Hand… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Appropriate use of and access to antimicrobials are key priorities of global
strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The WHO recently classified key …