Appropriateness of Ambulatory Antibiotic Prescribing in South Carolina, 2012–2017
This population-based cohort study examines the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina via aggregated pharmacy claims data matched with diagnosis codes from medical claims. Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing decreased from 30.2% in 2012 to 22.6% in 2017 (P < 0.001) and was more common in adults >40 years old.
Authors
- Sharon Weissman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2854-5745)
- Julie Ann Justo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4161-9577)
- Julie A. Royer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5323-1986)
- Max Habicht
- Hana R Winders
- Pamela Bailey
- Bookstaver, P. Brandon, Pharm.D.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina)
- Published
- 2024-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.500">https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.500</a></p
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00