Trends in outpatient antibiotic use and prescribing practice among US older adults, 2011-15: observational study

This journal article concludes that among US Medicare beneficiaries, overall antibiotic use and potentially inappropriate use in 2011-15 remained steady or fell modestly, but individual drugs had divergent changes in use. Trends in drug use across indications were stronger than trends in use for individual indications, suggesting that guidelines and concerns about antibiotic resistance were not major drivers of change in antibiotic use.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news