National Trends in Oral Antibiotic Prescribing in United States Physician Offices from 2009 to 2016.

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Abstract

Prior studies have found that outpatient antibiotics are commonly prescribed for non-bacterial conditions. It is unclear if national prescribing has changed in recent years given recent public health and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. This study aimed to describe antibiotic prescribing in United States (U.S.) physician offices.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pharmacotherapy

Title: Pharmacotherapy

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1875-9114

ISSN (Print): 0277-0008

Publication date (Electronic): October 2020

Volume: 40

Issue: 10

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[1 ] College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.

[2 ] Pharmacotherapy Education & Research Center, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Article

DOI: 10.1002/phar.2456

PubMed ID: 32867003

SO-VID: f1f39ae0-b34e-416b-91e3-583c1f4e8a8d

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Keywords: antibiotics,outpatient,prescribing,stewardship,trends

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Keywords: antibiotics, outpatient, prescribing, stewardship, trends

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