ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2014
Antibiotic prescribing patterns in out-of-hours primary care: a population-based descriptive study.
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- Oral Antibacterial Drug Prescribing in Primary Care Out-of-Hours Services: A Scoping Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Association of patient, physician and visit characteristics with inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in Japanese primary care: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Incidence of remote consultation on general practitioners' antibiotic prescriptions in 2021: a French observational study.BJGP open · 2024Article
- The burden of acute eye conditions on different healthcare providers: a retrospective population-based study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024Article
- Trends in antibiotic prescribing in primary care out-of-hours doctors' services in Ireland.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- Patient characteristics and dispatch responses of urinary tract infections in a prehospital setting in Copenhagen, Denmark: a retrospective cohort study.BMC primary care · 2022Observational
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- Impact of the day of the week on the discontinuation of broad-spectrum antibiotic prescriptions; a multi-centered observational study.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Patterns of Prescribing Co-Amoxiclav to Children in Ibri Polyclinic, Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2021Article
- Outpatient antibiotic prescribing for common infections via telemedicine versus face-to-face visits: Systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2021Article
- Improving the quality of antibiotic prescribing through an educational intervention delivered through the out-of-hours general practice service in Ireland.The European journal of general practice · 2020Observational
- Prescriptions of antibiotics in out-of-hours primary care setting in Reykjavik capital area.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2020Article
- Diagnosis-linked antibiotic prescribing in Swedish primary care - a comparison between in-hours and out-of-hours.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Understanding General Practitioners' Antibiotic Prescribing Decisions in Out-of-Hours Primary Care: A Video-Elicitation Interview Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- What out-of-hours antibiotic prescribing practices are contributing to antibiotic resistance: a literature review.British paramedic journal · 2020Article
- Preschool children in Danish out-of-hours primary care: a one-year descriptive study of face-to-face consultations.BMC family practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the frequency and characteristics of antibiotic prescribing for different types of contacts with the Danish out-of-hours (OOH) primary care service.
designPopulation-based observational registry study using routine registry data from the OOH registration system on patient contacts and ATC-coded prescriptions.
settingThe OOH primary care service in the Central Denmark Region. SUBJECTS: All contacts with OOH primary care during a 12-month period (June 2010-May 2011).
main outcome measuresDescriptive analyses of antibiotic prescription proportions stratified for type of antibiotic, patient age and gender, contact type, and weekdays or weekend.
resultsOf the 644 777 contacts registered during the study period, 15.0% received an antibiotic prescription: 26.1% resulted from clinic consultations, 10.7% from telephone consultations, and 10.9% from home visits. The prescription proportion was higher for weekends (17.6%) than for weekdays (10.6%). The most frequently prescribed antibiotic drugs were beta-lactamase sensitive penicillins (34.9%), antibiotic eye drops (21.2%), and broad-spectrum penicillins (21.0%). Most antibiotic eye drops (73%) were prescribed in a telephone consultation. Most antibiotics were prescribed at 4-6 p.m. on weekdays. Young infants received most antibacterial eye drops (41.3%), patients aged 5-17 years and 18-60 years received most beta-lactamase sensitive penicillins (44.6% and 38.9%, respectively), while patients aged 60 + years received most broad-spectrum penicillins (32.9% of all antibiotic prescriptions).
conclusionAntibiotics were most often prescribed in clinic consultations, but, in absolute terms, many were also prescribed by telephone. The high prescription proportion, particularly antibacterial eye drops for young infants, suggests room for improvement in rational antibiotic use.
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