Table 2 Most commonly prescribed courses of antibiotics across 68 RAC homes, 2014–2017
Antibiotic | No. of courses (%) |
|---|---|
All courses (n = 40,549) | |
Cefalexin | 13,262 (32.7) |
Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid | 5216 (12.9) |
Trimethoprim | 3903 (9.6) |
Amoxicillin | 3890 (9.6) |
Roxithromycin | 2615 (6.5) |
Doxycycline | 2589 (6.4) |
Trimethoprim with sulfamethoxazole | 1452 (3.6) |
Flucloxacillin | 990 (2.4) |
Ciprofloxacin | 954 (2.4) |
Clarithromycin | 910 (2.2) |
Prophylaxis courses (n = 809) | |
Cefalexin | 482 (59.6) |
Trimethoprim | 177 (21.9) |
Nitrofurantoin | 150 (18.5) |
Courses of antibiotics on WHO Watch list (n = 5529) | |
Roxithromycin | 2615 (47.3) |
Ciprofloxacin | 954 (17.3) |
Clarithromycin | 910 (16.5) |
Norfloxacin | 473 (8.6) |
Erythromycin | 346 (6.3) |
Azithromycin | 156 (2.8) |
Moxifloxacin | 44 (0.80) |
Ceftriaxone | 31 (0.56) |