Alternative Antibiotic Selections During the 2022 Amoxicillin Shortage in the United States
This study of 7 pediatric hospitals identified that the amoxicillin shortage in 2022 resulted in a decline in amoxicillin suspension prescribing by 30.8% with increases in use of amoxicillin nonsuspension (+7.9) and broad-spectrum antibiotics. Strategic planning and standardized guidelines are essential to address future shortages and ensure effective, guideline-based care.
Authors
- Matthew J. Lipshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9267-8665)
- Kenneth Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-5722)
- George Lales
- Kenneth A. Michelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-7262)
- Jillian Mayer Cotter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7978-9045)
- Alan R. Schroeder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-3279)
- Ashley Banks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-5170)
- Marc B. Rosenman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9403-345X)
- Sriram Ramgopal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-5726)
- Todd A. Florin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-2605)
- Lu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0787-2595)
- Laura F. Sartori
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Stanford Health Care (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Nemours Children's Clinic (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piae122
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.89