Abstract:Background
This study aimed to decrease unnecessary long-term antimicrobial use in primary care by identifying and highlighting patients with long-term or repeated exposure to antibiotics to GP teams for review. The broad spectrum antimicrobial co-amoxiclav was targeted following data showing rising DDD per prescription in our Health Board.
Methods
Community antibiotic prescribing from the national Prescribing Information Sys… Show more
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