Adaptation of the WHO Essential Medicines List for national antibiotic stewardship policy in England: being AWaRe

ConclusionsWe have adapted the WHO AWaRe index to create a specific index for England. The AWaRe index provides high-level understanding of antibiotic prescribing. Subsequent to this process the England AWaRe index is now embedded into national antibiotic stewardship policy and incentivized quality improvement schemes.
Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research